Pinetop Burks (August 7, 1907 – January 11, 1947)[1] was an American Texas blues pianist and songwriter.
Conish Burks was born in 1907, and apparently raised near Richmond, Texas, although only small detail of his life exists.
[1] His recording included one track named "Shake The Shack", but it was in reality a variant of "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie".
[3] Most of his recorded repertoire saw Burks compose other varieties based on earlier material.
[1] By 1941, he was enlisted and fought in World War II, but returned home due to being 'badly wounded'.