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ENTERTAINMENT
Avalon Flowers
520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250
Old School Bluesman Dead at 97
A full service
flower experience
• B irth d ay s
• A nniversaries
• F u n erals
• W eddings
Pinetop Perkins known for
distinctive voice, piano skills
Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm
Saturday 9am til 2pm.
Website: avalonflowerspdx.com
email: avalonflowers@msn.com
Cori Stewart—
We Offer Wire Services
Owner, Operator
(A P ) — M uddy W aters w as look-
in g fo r a new p ia n o p la y e r w h en
c h a in -s m o k in g
jo u rn e y m a n
P in e to p P e rk in s sh o w e d o f f his
a g g re ssiv e k e y b o a rd in g d u rin g a
ja m sessio n .
"H e lik e d w h at he h eard . T h e
re st is h isto ry ," said W illie "B ig
E y es" S m ith , w h o w as a d ru m m e r
in W a te rs' b a n d b a ck in 1969.
By th en , P e rk in s, an o ld sch o o l
b lu e sm a n w ith the g ra v e lly v o ice,
fo r y e a rs h a d p la y e d the ric k e ty
b ars am o n g the c o tto n fie ld s o f
th e M iss is sip p i D e lta, and to u re d
far b ey o n d th e m w ith ro ck p io n e e r
Ik e T u rn e r in the 1950s. H e p e r­
fo rm ed w ith th e lik e s o f S o n n y
B oy W illia m so n an d slid e g u ita r­
ist R o b ert N ig h th a w k .
W h en he an d W ate rs h o o k e d
up, P in e to p w as in his 5 0 s an d
n e v e r h ad re c o rd e d an a lb u m o f
h is o w n b u t "h ad m o re e n e rg y
th a n us y o u n g e r fo lk s d id ," S m ith
said .
T h at verv e k ep t h im ja m m in g in
th e c lu b s an d c o lle c tin g G ra m m y
A w a rd s u n til sh o rtly b e fo re his
d e a th fro m c a rd ia c a rre st M o n d ay
at his A u stin , T e x a s, h o m e. H e
Chiropractic Auto Injury Clinic, PC
Zchon R. Jones, DC
333 NE Russell St., #200, Portland, OR. 97212
(503) 284-7838
Truly making a difference in the lives of
Auto Accident victims and Injured Workers for nearly 20 years.
If you or someone you know has been in an accident,
call us so we can help you with your needs. (503) 284-7838
Singer Helped Define
West Coast Hip Hop
Nate Dogg had
the right touch
on several hits
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A singer w hose n ear m onotone
crooning anchored som e o f rap's
m o st sem in al songs and h elp ed
define the sound o f W est coast hip-
hop, is being rem em b ered after his
death at the age o f 41.
N g te D o g g
HOT TUBBING BY THE
INDOOR/OUTDOOR
HOT TUBS
PRIVATE ROOMS
Check out our new private nightclub suite.
8028 SE Stark St.
Portland, Oregon 503.261.1180
www.tubandtan.com
PORTLAND
w as 97.
P e rk in s' sk ills c am e n o t from
an y so rt o f fo rm a l tra in in g but
fro m an in n a te a b ility an d lo v e for
a m u sic a l fo rm th a t a ro se fro m the
S o u th 's p la n ta tio n sy stem .
"I d id n 't g e t no sc h o o lin g . I
c o m e u p th e h a rd w a y in the
w o rld ," P e rk in s to ld T h e A s s o c i­
a te d P ress in a 2 0 0 9 in te rv ie w .
M M M O M M M M E M M n M M M M M M M M n H N M N IM I
We are located on the
com er o f MLK and Russell
Street, on the second floor
above the coffee shop.
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P in to p P e rk in s
N ate D ogg, w hose real nam e was
N athaniel D. H ale, died M arch 15 o f
com plications from m ultiple strokes.
N ate D ogg w asn't a rapper, but
he w as an integral figure in the genre:
H is deep voice w asn't particularly
m elodic, but its tone — at tim es
m enacing, at tim es playful, y et al­
w ays charm ing — pro v id ed ju s t the
right touch on hits including W ar­
ren G 's "R egulate," 50 C ent's "21
Q uestions," Dr. D re's "The N ext
Episode" and countless others.
T he Long B each, C alif., native is
best know n fo r his co ntributions to
the W est C o ast so u n d track p ro ­
vided by the likes o f Snoop D ogg,
Dr. D re, T h a D ogg Pound and m ore.
N ate D ogg w as even part o f a "su­
pergroup" featuring Snoop D ogg
and W arren G , called 213: • •