Jim Duff Music Blog

Growing up in Kentucky, Jim Duff counted the legends of traditional Country music as his heroes. Artists like Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Townes Van Zandt made a huge impact on the young songwriter and helped shape his sound. However, music was not his only talent and life took him in another direction for a while.


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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Pink Anderson (February 12, 1900 – October 12, 1974)

Pink Anderson (February 12, 1900 – October 12, 1974)

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Pinkney “Pink” Anderson was a blues singer and guitarist, born in Laurens, South Carolina.

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.

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