Pink Anderson

Pink Anderson
Born: Feb 12, 1900 in Laurens, SC
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Died: Oct 12, 1974 in Spartanburg, SC
Styles: Country Blues, Piedmont Blues, Acoustic Blues, Prewar Country Blues
Biography: A good-natured finger-picking guitarist, Anderson played for about 30 years as part of a medicine show. He did make a couple of sides for Columbia in the late '20s with Simmie Dooley, but otherwise didn't record until a 1950 session, the results of which were issued on a Riverside LP that also included ...Read full biography
Carolina Blues Man, Vol. 1
Released: 1961
Label: Fantasy Inc.
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A vast majority of the known professional recordings of Piedmont blues legend Pink Anderson were documented during 1961, the notable exception being the platter he split with Rev. Gary Davis -- Gospel, ...Read full review
Gospel, Blues and Street Songs
Released: 1961
Label: Original Blues Classics
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Prior to the advent of the long-playing medium (read: LPs and/or CDs), the two collections presented here were available in separate packages. Stylistically, the works of both artists remain compelling ...Read full review
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