| LC control no. | n 85269848 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Anderson, Pink, 1900-1974 |
| Variant(s) | Anderson, Pinkney, 1900-1974 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19000212 |
| Death date | 19741012 |
| Place of birth | Laurens (S.C.) |
| Place of death | South Carolina |
| Affiliation | Frank "Smiley" Kerr's show |
| Profession or occupation | Guitarists Singers |
| Found in | Carolina medicine show hokum and blues [SR] p1984: label (Pink Anderson, vocals and guitar) program notes inserted (b. 2/12/1900 in Lawrence, SC) All music guide WWW site, July 5, 2002 (Pink Anderson; b. Feb. 12, 1900, Spartanburg, SC, d. Oct. 12, 1974, Spartanburg) RootsWeb.com WWW site, July 5, 2002: Social Security death index (Pink Anderson; b. Feb. 12, 1900, d. Nov. 1974) Santelli, R. Big book of blues, 2001 (Anderson, Pink; b. Pinkney Anderson, Feb. 12, 1900, Laurens, S.C., d. Oct. 12, 1974, Spartanburg, S.C.) African American National Biography, accessed November 26, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Anderson, Pink; Pinkney Anderson; blues musician / singer, guitarist; born 12 February 1900 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States; learned to play guitar at a very early age; played his guitar between pitches of Frank "Smiley" Kerr's show whose Indian Remedy Company peddled various potions and nostrums; performed with Simeon Dooley, in 1928 Columbia Records, recorded four tracks with the duo; his last years were marked by poor health and near-poverty; in 1965, the rock band Pink Floyd would use a blending of Anderson Pink's name and that of fellow bluesman Floyd Council to form the name of their group; died 12 October 1974 in South Carolina, United States) |
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