Pinetop Perkins And Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith - Joined At The Hi

Pinetop Perkins and Willie Big Eyes Smith - Joined at the Hip (2010) mp3 320 kbps | 44.1 Khz | Joint Stereo | 58 min 36 sec |142.7 mb Label: Telarc | Genre: Blues | June 8, 2010 Born Willie Perkins in Belzoni, Mississippi, in July 1913, Pinetop has compiled a resume that spans nearly eighty years - as a guitarist and a pianist, then moving over to exclusively piano, following a knifing in 1942. One of the obvious highlights is his stint with Muddy Waters band for more than a decade. From 1969 through the early `80s, Perkins was an integral part of Muddy's powerhouse combo that dominated the urbanized, electrified post-World War II blues scene. It was during these years that he forged an enduring friendship and prolific creative bond with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, then the drummer in Muddy's band. The most recent chapter in this longstanding alliance is Joined at the Hip, a collaborative project shared by Pinetop and Smith. It was at the suggestion of manager Patricia Morgan that the two collaborate, with producer Michael Freeman offering the inspired title. The album is a mix of material written by Smith, along with a few chestnuts from the annals of Delta and Chicago blues. Although Smith spent much of his earlier years behind the drum kit, Joined at the Hip solidifies Willie's skills on the harp, developed over the last five years, along with handling the majority of the vocals. But regardless of Smith's role in the band, the connection between him and Pinetop borders on the telepathic, and is evident among the 13 effortless tracks on this new recording. "They've been the greatest of friends and musical partners for such a long time," says Michael Freeman, who co-produced Pinetop's star-studded 2008 Telarc release, Pinetop Perkins and Friends. "There's just so much between them that goes unspoken onstage and in the recording process. Each knows exactly what the other is going to do at any given moment. It's just what comes with playing with somebody for that long." Pinetop will turn 97 just a few weeks after the release of Joined at the Hip, and he will continue to defy the years by performing and touring - not just in the States but around the world. All of which begs the obvious question: what keeps this living national treasure motivated and inspired? Unfortunately he didn't make that birthday. Night night, "Pinetop"...Requiescat In Pace Tracklisting:

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 nightissuchproximity (2011-03-23)

Tracklist
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01. Grown Up To Be A Man
02. Cut That Out
03. Take Your Eyes Off My Woman
04. Walkin’ Down The Highway
05. Gambling Blues
06. I Would Like To Have A Girl Like You
07. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
08. You’d Better Slow Down
09. Minor Blues (Instrumental)
10. It Feels So Good
11. Lord, Lord, Lord
12. Grindin’ Man
13. Eyesight To The Blind

redseal (2011-03-23)

Thanks dude.

 nightissuchproximity (2011-03-23)

you're welcome@redseal

daba_1 (2011-03-23)

This has certainly been a sad year for losing the greats. :(
Long live the blues.
Thanks night.

otago (2011-03-23)

Thanks Bro RIP Pinetop

OtisRush (2014-06-14)

Thank You