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Legendary multi-Grammy-winning blues pianist Pinetop Perkins died at his home in Austin, TX. Perkins, who was part of Muddy Waters' band for years, was 97. Less than two months ago, Perkins, along with his musical partner Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, won a Grammy for best traditional blues album, Joined At the Hip. Born in Belzoni, Miss., on July 7, 1913, Perkins was one of the oldest of the original Delta bluesmen still living.
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Steel guitarist Ralph Mooney, Waylon Jennings' right-hand man, passed away yesterday in Arlington, TX. Mooney, 82, was one of the great stylists of his instrument and is credited by some critics with inventing the Bakersfield sound.
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