Jazz drummer Walter Perkins has not been feeling too well lately and has undergone radiation treatments. Originally at first doctors thought they spotted a large tumor, but this was not the case. However, the radiation treatments are usually given to cancer patients. Walter Perkins has recorded many jazz albums, CD's, and is originally from Chicago, Illinois. Walter Perkins has recorded with many great jazz artists that include Harold Mabern, Hank Johnson, Horace Parlan, Hank Edmonds, etc. -30-
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