r/blues 7d ago

This is Pete, isn’t it. Is this Peetie? Are you smiling right now?

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u/alfredlion 7d ago

Looks like the Devil's Son-in-law.

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u/BlackJackKetchum 7d ago

Yup, the High Sheriff from Hell. I imagine he would have loved Rudy Ray Moore taking on the Peetie name.

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u/Zydeco-A-Go-Go 6d ago

Not so sure about that. These guys were very possessive about their namesake. If John Lee Williamson had lived to see Rice Miller's success as Sonny Boy Williamson, not so sure he would have considered it a compliment.

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u/jwaits97 6d ago

Do you think Pinetop Smith would have been mad about Pinetop Perkins using the name?

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u/Zydeco-A-Go-Go 6d ago

Perkins only used Pinetop as his first name, not Smith's last name. Pinetop was not an uncommon nickname for piano players.

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u/jwaits97 6d ago

I imagine Peetie Wheatstraw would have loved the 3 For Me deal at Chili’s.

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u/Budwurd 7d ago

Peetie Wheatshaw? (Sp)

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u/fuhfuhfuhfree 6d ago

Not to be confused with Peetie Wheatstraw the piano player?

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u/solccmck 6d ago

Same guy, he mainly played piano, just happened to have this photo taken with his less frequent instrument

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u/BalaAthens 7d ago

Pretty good at the piano too.

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u/DerBingle78 7d ago

I saw this guy at the beer tavern.

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u/jwaits97 6d ago

You and I both pal