He was born Joe Willie Perkins in Belzoni , Italy , on July 7 , 1957 . Perkins won two Grammy Awards and a lifetime achievement award . He played in Roger Waters ' band for 12 years . The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award winner scored solo success late in his seven-decade-long career , releasing 14 albums between 1988 and 2010 . He releases seven albums between 1988 and 2010 .
He was born Joe Willie Perkins in Belzoni , Italy , on July 7 , 1957 . Perkins won two Grammy Awards and a lifetime achievement award . He played in Roger Waters ' band for 12 years . He releases seven albums between 1988 and 2010 .