Pinkney "Pink" Anderson (February 12, 1900–October 12, 1974) was a blues singer and guitarist, born in Laurens, South Carolina. After being raised in Spartanburg (in upstate South Carolina), he joined Dr. Kerr of the Indian Remedy Company in 1914 to entertain the crowds (sing, dance, in the early days) while Kerr tried to sell a concoction purported to have medicinal qualities.__FORCETOC__In 1916, in Spartanburg, Anderson met Simmie Dooley, from whom Pink learned to be a blues singer. When Anderson was not travelling with Dr. Kerr, he and Dooley would play small gatherings in Spartanburg and neighboring communities, recording for tracks for Columbia Records in April 1928. After Dr. Kerr retired in 1945, Anderson stayed mostly close to home in Spartanburg, keeping his musical talents in tune with a small guitar and harmonica. Heart problems forced Anderson to retire in 1957. Anderson's son, known as Little Pink Anderson is currently a bluesman in Georgi

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