Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a two-part series. Pinetop Perkins’ formula youth seems hard to swallow: He’s smoked cigarettes for 86 years, eats at McDonald’s every day and goes to ...

CLARKSDALE, Miss. — Noisy crowds in smoky bars don't bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins. It's all part of his job. Most nights, after he snuffs out his menthol cigarette, Perkins slides onto ...

Muddy Waters was looking for a new piano player when chain-smoking journeyman Pinetop Perkins showed off his aggressive keyboarding during a jam session. “He liked what he heard. The rest is history,” ...

Perkins set a new record as the oldest person to win a Grammy when he took a trophy home in February for "Best Traditional Blues Album" for his CD, "Joined At The Hip: Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big ...