Pink Anderson - I Got A Woman

Pinkney “Pink“ Anderson (February 12, 1900 -- October 12, 1974[1]) was a blues singer and guitarist, born in Laurens, South Carolina. Contents [hide] 1 Life and career 2 The Pink in Pink Floyd 3 Discography 3.1 Singles 3.2 Albums 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Life and career After being raised in Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina, he joined Dr. Frank “Smiley“ Kerr of the Indian Remedy Company in 1914 to entertain the crowds whilst Kerr tried to sell a concoction purported to have medicinal qualities.[2] Cemetery marker for Pink Anderson in Lincoln Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, South Carolina In 1916 in Spartanburg, Anderson met Simeon “Blind Simmie“ Dooley,[3] from whom he learned to be a blues singer, this after experience in string bands. When Anderson was not traveling with Dr. Kerr, he and Dooley would play to small gatherings in Greenville, Spartanburg, and other neighboring communities, as well as recor
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