b. Pinkney Anderson, 12 February 1900, Laurens, South Carolina, USA, d. 12 October 1974, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. For much of his life, Anderson was Spartanburg's most famous songster and medicine show huckster. He was 10 when he first learned to play the guitar in open tuning. He also earned money as a buck dancer on the streets of Laurens. In 1917 he joined "Doctor" W.R. Kerr's medicine show, learning every facet of the calling, and stayed with the show, with Peg Leg Sam as his straight man, until it ceased in 1945. When not on the road, he partnered Simmie Dooley, a blind guitarist from whom he learned to tune his guitar and play chords. In 1928 the pair recorded four titles for Columbia Records in Atlanta. One of the songs, "Every Day In In The Week", also featured on a May 1950 session, recorded while Anderson was performing at the State Fair in Charlottesville, and released in conjunction with titles by another Laurens musician, Rev. Gary Davis. Anderson continued to work the medicine shows, teaming up with Baby Tate, until heart trouble forced his retirement in 1957. In 1961 he recorded three albums for Bluesville, each with a theme: blues, medicine show songs and folk ballads. Gradually, deteriorating health prevented him from working. An album project for Trix, begun in 1970, was never realized.
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YouTube Videos
Pink Anderson She Knows How To Stretch It.flv (03:20)
Country blues tune with risque lyrics by Pink Anderson, vocals and guitar.
CC & O Blues - Pink Anderson (01:26)
Some old tyme pickin' from Pink Anderson - go check him out. Cheers Jim
The CC&O Blues (02:27)
Here'a song by Pink Anderson. I learned it from Roy Bookbinders dvd Live at the National Story Telling Festival.
Travellin´ Man (01:11)
A traditional song made famous by Pink Anderson (was he the composer??)played like Roy BookBinder (or so...) Martin OM-21 PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS
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Discography
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- Carolina Street Ballads/Harlem Street Spirituals - 1951 (Riverside)
- Carolina Blues Man Vol 1 - 1962 (Bluesville)
- Medicine Show Man - 1962 (Bluesville)
- Ballad And Folksinger - 1963 (Bluesville)
