{"id":2971,"date":"2016-04-15T18:52:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T18:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lichen.csd.sc.edu\/sce\/entries\/anderson-pinkney\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T17:51:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T17:51:13","slug":"anderson-pinkney","status":"publish","type":"entry","link":"https:\/\/www.scencyclopedia.org\/sce\/entries\/anderson-pinkney\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson, Pinkney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Musician. Anderson was born in Laurens on February 12, 1900. Encompassing blues, rags, gospel, ballads, and minstrel tunes, Pinkney Anderson\u2019s music exemplified the southern \u201csongster\u201d tradition. His blues typified the laid-back style popular in the Greenville-Spartanburg area from before World War I. Anderson\u2019s eclectic repertoire and engaging personality brought him national attention during the folk music revival of the early 1960s. After moving to Spartanburg as a child, Anderson took up the guitar and played on the streets for change. As a teenager he teamed up with an older, blind musician, Simmie Dooley, from whom he likely learned many of the songs that became staples of his repertoire. Anderson and Dooley recorded together in 1928, cutting four sides for Columbia Records. Anderson would not record again until 1950, but he continued to make his living from music, traveling extensively with medicine shows such as Dr. W. R. Kerr\u2019s Indian Remedy Company. Illness sidelined Anderson during the mid 1950s, but his career was rejuvenated after young folk music aficionados sought him out in the early 1960s. He recorded albums for the Prestige\/Bluesville label, performed at folk festivals, and appeared in a 1963 documentary, <em>The Blues. <\/em>In the film and on stage he was sometimes joined by his young son, Alvin \u201cLittle Pink\u201d Anderson (b. Spartanburg, July 13, 1954), who would go on to perform music in his father\u2019s style as an adult. Pink Anderson died in Spartanburg on October 12, 1974.<\/p>\n<p>Bastin, Bruce. <em>Crying for the Carolines. <\/em>London: Studio Vista, 1971.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, Michael B. <em>Carolina Dreams: The Musical Legacy of Upstate South<\/em> <em>Carolina. <\/em>Beverly Hills, Calif.: Marshall Tucker Entertainment, 1997.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musician. Anderson was born in Laurens on February 12, 1900. Encompassing blues, rags, gospel, ballads, and minstrel tunes, Pinkney Anderson\u2019s music exemplified the southern \u201csongster\u201d tradition. His blues typified the laid-back style popular in the Greenville-Spartanburg area from before World War I. 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