He was born Joe Willie Perkins in Belzoni , Mississippi , on July 7 , 1913 . His father died when he was young and his mother remarried a man named John Henry Perkins, who had been convicted of murdering an elderly white woman during the Civil War. He played in Muddy Waters ' band for 12 years . Perkins releases 14 albums between 1988 and 2010 .
He was born Joe Willie Perkins in Belzoni , Mississippi , on July 7 , 1913 . Perkins won two Grammy Awards and a lifetime achievement award . He played in Muddy Waters ' band for 12 years . Perkins releases 14 albums between 1988 and 2010 .