source: Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who, p. 34   photographer: Kip Lornell
	Pink Anderson Pinkney Anderson b. February 12, 1900 in Laurens, South Carolina d. October 12, 1974 in Spartanburg, South Carolina discography

This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm. All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own. Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de Pink Anderson 78 rpm / LPs / CDs # year of release title label # / notes 10 inch 78 rpm 1 1928 Pink Anderson and Simmie Dooley - Papa's 'Bout To Get Mad (146066-2) - Gonna Tip Out Tonight (146067-1) rec. April 14, 1928 in Atlanta, Ga. Columbia 14336-D 2 1928 Pink Anderson and Simmie Dooley - Every Day In The Week Blues (146064-1) - C.C. & O. Blues (146065-2) rec. April 14, 1928 in Atlanta, Ga. Columbia 14400-D LPs / CDs 3 1961 Rev. Gary Davis and Pink Anderson: American Street Songs Pink Anderson: Carolina Street Ballads - John Henry - Everyday In The Week - The Ship Titanic - Greasy Greens - Wreck Of The Old 97 - I've Got Mine - He's In The Jailhouse Now Rev. Gary Davis: Harlem Street Sprituals - Blow, Gabriel - Twelve Gates To The City - Samson And Delilah - Oh Lord, Search My Heart - Get Right Church - You Got To Go Down - Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning - There Was A Time That I Was Blind Pink Anderson rec. May 29, 1950 by Paul Clayton Rev. Gary Davis rec. Jan. 20, 1956 by Kenneth F. Goldstein notes by Daniel G. Hoffman & Kenneth F. Goldstein Riverside RLP 12-611 = Riverside RLP 148 "Gospel, Blues and Street Songs" = OBCCD-524-2 (1987) 4 1961 Pink Anderson: Vol. 1 Carolina Bluesman - My Baby Left Me This Morning - Baby, Please Don't Go - Mama Where Did You Stay Last Night - Big House Blues - Meet Me In The Bottom - Weeping Willow Blues - Baby I'm Going Away - Thousand Woman Blues - I Had My Fun - Every Day In The Week on CD only: - Try Some Of That notes by Samuel Charters Prestige/Bluesville BV 1038 = OBCCD-504-2 www.concordmusicgroup.com Prestige/Bluesville discography 5 1962 Pink Anderson: Carolina Medicine Show Hokum & Blues with Baby Tate - You Don't Know My Mind - That's No Way To Do - Weeping Willow Blues - Meet Me In The Bottom - I Got A Woman 'cross Town - Greasy Greens - Boweevil - Chicken - He's In The Jailhouse Now - The Titanic - The Boys Of Your Uncle Sam Baby Tate - See What You Done Done rec. live in Spartonburg, 1961-62 by Samuel Charters Folkways Records FS 3588 www.folkways.si.edu 6 1962 Pink Anderson: Vol. 2 Medicine Show Man - I Got Mine - Greasy Greens - I Got A Woman 'Way Cross Town - Travelin' Man - Ain't Nobody Home But Me - That's No Way To Do - In The Jailhouse Now - South Forest Boogie - Chicken - I'm Going To Walk Through the Streets Of... Prestige/Bluesville BV 1051 = OBCCD-587-2 www.concordmusicgroup.com Prestige/Bluesville discography 7 1962 Bawdy Blues Memphis Slim, Tampa Red And Lonnie Johnson - Sweet Root Man - Let Me Play With Your Poodle Victoria Spivey With Lonnie Johnson - I'm A Red Hot Mama Memphis Slim, Tampa Red And Lonnie Johnson - Jelly Roll Baker - Churning Man Blues Pink Anderson - Try Some Of That Memphis Slim, Tampa Red And Lonnie Johnson - Steady Rolling Blues Tampa Red - Jelly Whippin' Blues Victoria Spivey With Lonnie Johnson - That Man Memphis Willie B - Car Machine Blues Memphis Slim, Tampa Red And Lonnie Johnson - If You See Kay - Beedle Um Bum rec. between 1956 and 1961 Prestige/Bluesville BV 1055 = OBCCD-544 Prestige/Bluesville discography 8 1963 The Blues Of Pink Anderson: Ballad & Folksinger, Vol. 3 - The Titanic - Boweevil - John Henry - Betty And Dupree - Sugar Babe - The Wreck Of The Old 97 - I Will Fly Away - The Kaiser - In The Evening Prestige/Bluesville BV 1071 = OBCCD 577-1 www.concordmusicgroup.com Prestige/Bluesville discography             Pink Floyd's first record (Arnold Layne / Candy And A Currant Bun 1967) Roger 'Syd' Barrett derived the name "Pink Floyd" juxtaposing the first names of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council he had read about in a sleevenote by Paul Oliver for a 1962 Blind Boy Fuller LP (Philips BBL-7512) Blind Boy Fuller Country Blues 1935 - 1940 Philips BBL-7512, 1962 "Curley Weaver and Fred McMullen, (...) Pink Anderson or Floyd Council -- these were a few amongst the many blues singers that were to be heard in the rolling hills of the Piedmont, or meandering with the streams through the wooded valleys." from Paul Oliver's sleeve notes to Philips BBL-7512 (1962); reprinted as "Piccolo Rag, Blind Boy Fuller", in Blues Off The Record, pp. 95-98. Tunbridge Wells: Baton, 1984 9 1967 The Blues Music from the Documentary Film by Samuel Charters J.D. Short & Memphis Willie B. - Alone in the Evening Blues J.D. Short - Slidin' Delta Pink Anderson (with his son, voc, g) - Old Cotton Fields Of Home Furry Lewis - John Henry Baby Tate - Bad Blues Memphis Willie B. & Gus Cannon - Sitting Here Thinking Sleepy John Estes - Lonesome Ground Baby Tate - If I Could Holler Like A Mountain Jack - When I First Started Hoboing Pink Anderson - Weeping Willow Blues rec. July 1962 Asch A-101 =Folkways FA AS101 =Folkways F-ASCH101 = Blue Angel / Asch BA20011 (Zweitausendeins 1967 G) www.folkways.si.edu download liner notes/ sound clips at Smithsonian Global Sound 9a 1968 The East Coast States (1927-1940) Georgia - Carolinas - Virginia Peg Leg Howell - Ball And Chain Blues - Away From Home Kokomo Arnold - A Salty Dog Lonnie Coleman - Wild About My Loving Sylvester Weaver & Walter Beasley - St. Louis Blues - Bottleneck Blues Will Bennett - Railroad Bill Buddy Moss - Gravy Server Andrew & Jim Baxter - Bamalong Blues Lil McClintock - Don't Think I'm Santa Claus Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - Gonna Tip Out Tonight Blind Boy Fuller - Crooked Woman Blues - Somebody's Been Talkin' Luke Jordan - My Gal's Done Quit Me William Moore - Ragtime Crazy Roots RL 318 Roots discography 10 1969 Let's Go Riding Guitar Rags! Blues! Hokum! All The Good-Time Music From The Good Old Days! 14 rare numbers for easy listening: 1924-1936 Mr. Freddie - Let's Go Riding Willie Walker - South Carolina Rag Will Bennett - Railroad Bill Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - Gonna Tip Out Tonight Bill Moore - Ragtime Crazy Walter Hawkins - A Rag Blues Sylvester Weaver - I'm Busy and You Can't Come In Hambone Willie Newbern - Way Down In Arkansas Ellis Williams - Buttermilk Blues Bo Carter - Sue Cow Carl Martin - Morning, Judge Peg Leg Howell and His Gang - Peg Leg Stomp Blind Blake - Southern Rag Gitfiddle Jim - Paddlin Madeline Blues Origin Jazz Library OJL 18 OJL discography 11 1973? Piedmont Blues Vol. 2 Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - C.C. And O. Blues Bull City Red - Now I'm Talkin' About You - Richmond Blues Virgil Childers - Dago Blues - Red River Blues Floyd Council - Poor And Ain't Got A dime Sonny Jones - Won't Somebody Pacify My Mind Buddy Moss - Prowling Woman - When I'm Dead And Gone Sonny Terry - Harmonica Blues Curley Weaver - Baby Boogie Woogie - Wild Cat Kitten Josh White - Greenville Sheik - Trying To Get Home Flyright LP 107 Flyright discography 12 1974 Mama Let Me Lay It On You 1926-1936 Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey - Whiskey And Gin Blues Irene Scruggs - Itching Heel Smith And Harper - Poor Girl Willie Walker - South Carolina Rag - take 1 Blind Blake - Chump Man Blues Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - Every Day In The Week Blues Walter Coleman - Mama Let Me Lay It On You Josh White - Good Gal Leola B. Wilson - Wilson Dam Blind Boy Fuller - Black And Tan Spark Plug Smith - Vampire Women Blind Blake - Sweet Jivin' Mama Smith And Harper - Insurance Policy Blues Charlie Manson - Nineteen Women Blues Yazoo 1040 = Yazoo CD 1040 [1991] Yazoo discography 13 19?? Georgia String Bands (1928-1930) Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - Every Day In The Week Blues - C.C. & O. Blues - Papa's 'Bout To Get Mad - Gonna Tip Out Tonight Henry Williams & Eddie Anthony -Georgia Crawl -Lonesome Blues Lonnie Coleman -Old Rock Island Blues -Wild about My Loving Macon Ed & Tampa Joe -Wringing That Thing -Worrying Blues -Everything´s Coming My Way -Mean Flordia Blues -Try That Thing -Tickle Britches -Tantalizing Bootblack -Warm Wipe Stomp Brothers Wright & Williams -I´ll My Harp in Beulah Land RST BD-2002 = Story of the Blues CD 3516-2 14 1984 Songsters & Saints Vocal Traditions on Race Records Vol. 1 Dances And Traveling Shows Peg Leg Howell and Eddie Anthony - Turkey Buzzard Blues Pink Anderson and Simmie Dooley - Gonna Tip Out Tonight "Beans" Hambone - El Morrow - Beans Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band - Under The Chicken Tree Alec Johnson - Mysterious Coon "Big Boy" George Owens - The Coon Crap Game Memphis Sheiks - He's In The Jailhouse Now Charley Patton - Elder Greene Blues Hambone Willie Newbern - Way Down In Arkansas Comment, Parodies And Ballad Heroes Lil McClintock - Furniture Man Julius Daniels - Can't Put The Bridle On That Mule This Morning Hezekiah Jenkins - The Panic Is On Bogus Ben Covington - I Heard The Voice Of A Pork Chop Johnson - Nelson - Porkchop - G. Burns Is Gonna Rise Again Bo Chatman - Good Old Turnip Greens Two Poor Boys - John Henry Blues Will Bennett - Railroad Bill Kid Coley - Clair And Pearley Blues Baptists And Sanctified Preachers Rev. Jim Beale - The Hand Of The Lord Was Upon Me Rev. A.W. Nix - After The Ball Is Over Rev. Isaiah Shelton - As The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest Rev. J.M. Milton - Silk Worms And Boll Weevils Rev. H.M. Massey - Old Time Baptism - part 2 Rev. J.T. Burch - Baptised By Water, and Baptism By The Holy Ghost Rev. E.S (Shy) Moore - The Solemn Warning Elder Curry - Prove All Things Rev. Leora Ross - God's Mercy To Colonel Lindbergh Gospel Soloists And Evangelists Missionary Josephine Miles and Sister Elizabeth Cooper - You Have Lost Jesus Mother McCollum - When I Take My Vacation In Heaven Eddie Head and his Family - Down On Me Washington Phillips - I Am Born To Preach The Gospel Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother - Telephone To Glory The Guitar Evangelist - Death Is Only A Dream Blind Willie Davis - Your Enemy Cannot Harm You Blind Nesbit - Pure Religion William and Versey Smith - When That Great Ship Went Down DLP Matchbox MSEX 2001/2002 Matchbox discography 16 1996 The Bluesville Years, Vol. 6 "Blues Sweet Carolina Blues" Pink Anderson - Meet Me In The Bottom - Baby I'm Going Away - Mama Where Did You Stay Last Night - Baby, Please Don't Go Baby Tate - See What You Done Done - Baby, You Just Don't Know - Hey Mama - Hey Pretty Girl - What Have I Done To You? Sonny Terry - Callin' My Mama - Ida Mae Baby Tate - Trucking Them Blues Away - Lonesome Over There - Dupree Blues Pink Anderson - That's No Way To Do - Weeping Willow Blues - My Baby Left Me This Morning - Ain't Nobody Home But Me Reverend Gary Davis - The Boy Was Kissing The Girl (And Playing The Guitar At The Same Time) - Candy Man Larry Johnson - Tell You Women 'Bout Me - Whiskey Store Blues - Take These Blues Off My Mind Brownie McGhee - One Thing For Sure Prestige PRCD-9914-2 Bluesville discography 17 199? Sinners and Saints (1926-1931) T C I Section Crew - Track Linin - Section Gang Song Freeman Stowers - Railroad Blues - Texas Wild Cat Chase - Medley Of Blues (All Out And Down: Old Time Blues: Hog In The Mountain) - Sunrise On The Farm 'Beans' Hambone - El Morrow - Beans - Tippin' Out 'Big Boy' George Owens - Kentucky Blues - The Coon Crap Game Will Bennett - Railroad Bill - Real Estate Blues Lonnie Coleman - Old Rock Island Line - Wild About My Loving Nugrape Twins - I Got Your Ice Cold - There's A City Built Of Mansions - The Road Is Rough And Rocky - Pray Children If You Wan't To Go To Heaven - Nugrape - A Flavor You Can't Forget - Can't You Watch Me For One Hour Blind Roger Hays - On My Way To Heaven - I Must Be Blind, I Cannot See Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - Every Day In The Week Blues - C.C. & O. Blues - Papa's 'Bout To Get Mad - Gonna Tip Out Tonight Document DOCD 5106 18 19?? East Coast Blues Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - Every Day In The Week Blues Indigo IGOCD 2044 19 2001 East Coast Blues disc 1 1. Crow Jane - Julius Daniels 2. My Mamma Was A Sailor - Julius Daniels 3. Georgia Stomp - Andrew And Jim Baxter 4. Shake That Shimmy - Blind Boy Fuller 5. Poor And Ain't Got A Dime - Floyd Council 6. Blood Red River Blues - Josh White 7. Gonna Tip Out Tonight - Pink Anderson 8. Won't You Be Kind - Luke Jordan 9. Long And Tall - Kokomo Arnold 10. George Rag - Blind Willie McTell 11. Waycross Georgia Blues - Barbecue Bob 12. Next Door Man - Georgia Browns 13. Tricks Ain't Walkin' No More - Curley Weaver 14. You Got To Give Me Some Of It - Buddy Moss/Josh White 15. Daddy Don't Care - Buddy Moss 16. Me And My Dog Blues - Brownie McGhee 17. Let's Have A New Deal - Carl Martin 18. Champagne Charlie Is My Name - Blind Blake 19. Please Ma'am - Peg Leg Howell 20. Ball And Chain Blues - Peg Leg Howell 21. Georgia Crawl - Henry Williams/Eddie Anthony 22. Ragtime Millionaire - William Moore 23. Barbershop Rag - William Moore disc 2 1. South Carolina Rag - Willie Walker 2. Dupree Blues - Willie Walker 3. Poor Jane Blues - Jack Gowdlock 4. Rollin' Dough Blues - Jack Gowdlock 5. Royal Palm Special Blues - Sloppy Henry 6. Long, Tall Disconnected Mama - Sloppy Henry 7. Decatur Street Drag - Guy Lumpkin 8. Chain Gang Trouble - Charlie Lincoln 9. Jealous Hearted Blues - Charlie Lincoln 10. Rag Baby - Willie Baker 11. Rolling Mama - Fred McMullen 12. Poor Stranger Blues - Fred McMullen 13. Hot Jelly Roll - George Carter 14. Ghost Woman Blues - George Carter 15. Come On In Here Mama - Richard And Welly Trice 16. Trembling Bed Spring Blues - Richard And Welly Trice 17. Harmonica And Washboard Breakdown - Sonny Terry 18. Georgia Skin - Walter Beasley 19. Southern Man Blues - Walter Beasley 20. Unknown Blues - Tarter And Gay 21. Brownie Blues - Tarter And Gay 22. Mama, You Gotta Get It Fixed - Troy Ferguson 23. Tampa Blues - Skoodle Dum Doo And Sheffield 2 CD set Catfish KATCD 178 20 2002 Country Blues - the essential CD 1 - Weeping Willow - Blind Boy Fuller - Little Rock Blues - Pearl Dickson - Weak-Minded Woman - Willie Baker - Saturday Blues - Ishman Bracey - Rolling Log Blues - Lottie Kimborough - Starvation Farm Blues - Bob Campbell - California Desert Blues - Lane Hardin - Fence Breakin' Blues - Shreveport Home Wreckers - Mississippi Jailhouse Groan - Rube Lacey - Charming Betsy - Henry Thomas - Mamlish Blues - Barefoot Bill - Easy Rider Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Davidson County Blues - De Ford Baily - Kentucky Blues - Little Hat Jones - Cocaine Blues - Luke Jordan - Mama, You Gotta Get It Fixed - Troy Ferguson - One Way Gal - William Moore - Two Time Blues - Arthur Petties CD 2 - Hambone Willie's Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern - Police Sargeant Blues - Robert Wilkins - Penal Farm Blues - Scrapper Blackwell - Ghost Woman Blues - George Carter - Indian Squaw Blues - Freezone - Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay - Nehi Mamma Blues - Frank Stokes - I Ain't Givin' Nobody None - Mae Glover - Happy Blues - Tom Dickson - Cairo Blues - Henry Spaulding - C.C. & O Blues - Pink Anderson and Simmy Dooley - I Will Turn Your Money Green - Furry Lewis - John Henry Blues - Evans & Mcclain - Jealous Hearted Blues - Charlie Lincoln - Last Kind Words Blues - Geeshie Wiley - Devil In The Woodpile - Noah Lewis - Bye Bye Mama - Buddy Moss - Jailhouse Fire Blues - Walter 'Buddy Boy' Hawkins 2 CD set notes by Gary Atkinson Document CBL-200008 www.document-records.com 21 2002 "Ghost World" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff (of 'Crumb' fame)) - Jaan Pehechaan Ho - Mohammed Rafi - Graduation Rap - Vanilla, Jade and Ebony - Devil Got My Woman - Skip James - I Must Have It - Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Miranda - Lionel Belasco - Pickin' Cotton Blues - Blueshammer - Let's Go Riding - Mr. Freddie - Georgia On My Mind - Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Las Palmas De Maracaibo - Lionel Belasco - Clarice - Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Scalding Hot Coffee Rag -Craig Ventresco - You're Just My Type - Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Venezuela - Lionel Belasco - Fare Thee Well Blues - Joe Calicott - C.C. & O Blues - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - C-h-i-c-k-e-n Spells Chicken - McGee Bros. - That's No Way To Get Along - Robert Wilkins - So Tired - Dallas String Band   Additional information appreciated !!!     Pink Anderson biography Pink Anderson's grave The Real Pink Floyd Webpage Little Pink Anderson website Pink Anderson and son ("Little Pink Anderson") 1960s source: Sam Charters: The Poetry Of The Blues (Oak 1963), p. 63 photographer: Ann Charters   Pink Anderson source: eBay auction of photograph used on the front cover of Bluesville BVLP 1038 (see left column) photographer: Samuel B. Charters

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