Pink Anderson ( born Pink Anderson , full name: Pinkney Anderson ; February 12, 1900 - October 12, 1974 ) is an American blues guitarist and singer .
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| Birth name | Pinkney anderson |
| Date of Birth | February 12, 1900 |
| Place of Birth | Laurens, South Carolina , USA |
| Date of death | October 12, 1974 ( 74) |
| Place of death | Spartanburg , South Carolina , USA |
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| Professions | , , |
| Years of activity | 1930s - 1960s |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Genres | blues country blues |
| Labels | Columbia , Riverside , Prestige |
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Biography
Pinckney (Pink) Anderson was born in 1900 in the city of Lawrence , South Carolina USA. As a child, he earned money by dancing and singing in the streets of Spartanberg , not far from the place where he was born. Around 1915, he formed a team with blues singer Simmie Dooley and joined the medical show “Dr. WR Kerr Indian Remedy Company Medicine Show. " With this show, Anderson traveled to the South of the United States for several years, entertaining the crowds with his singing and dancing. In 1928, Anderson and Dooley recorded two singles on Columbia Records , but as far as we know, these are the only recordings they have ever made together [1] .
In the late 1920s or early 1930s, the Anderson-Dooley duo broke up. Dooley left the entertainment business, but Anderson continued to show medications while traveling until the mid-50s, when his deteriorating health forced him to resign. However, in the early 1960s, folk music lovers “discovered” his music. He recorded a new album on Prestige Records (Bluesville) and appeared in a documentary on blues music and musicians [2] .
Discography
- Singles
- "Papa's About to Get Mad" / "Gonna Tip Out Tonight", Pink Anderson and Simmie Dooley (April 14, 1928), Columbia 14336-D
- "Every Day in the Week Blues" / "CC and O. Blues", Pink Anderson and Simmie Dooley (April 14, 1928), Columbia 14400-D
- Albums
- American Street Songs ( Riverside , 1950 [1961]) - shared album with Reverend Gary Davis
- Carolina Blues Man ( Bluesville , 1961)
- Medicine Show Man (Bluesville, 1962)
- Ballad & Folksinger (Bluesville, 1963)
- Carolina Medicine Show Hokum & Blues ( Folkways , 1961-62 [1984])