Pink Anderson 1900–1974 was a self-taught singer and finger-picking guitarist from South Carolina, United States. He began his career at age 14, performing for crowds at traveling medicine shows, where he honed a wide repertoire of entertaining songs, including ballads and spirituals. Despite not achieving massive commercial fame during his lifetime, his music was recorded by folklorists Paul Clayton in 1950 and Samuel Charters in the early 1960s, preserving his style for future generations. The