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Pinetop Perkins: A Grammy Nominee at 91

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published December 11, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Bluesman Pinetop Perkins has endured much in his life, including physical injuries, to keep playing his music. Now the 91-year-old pianist has been nominated for a Grammy for his latest CD, Ladies Man. Hear Perkins and NPR's Scott Simon.

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