Pink Anderson

American singer-guitarist (1900–1974)
Person human Q383926
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Pink Anderson

Summary

Pink Anderson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Laurens[2]. He was born on February 12, 1900[3]. He passed away in Spartanburg[4]. He died on October 12, 1974[5]. He worked as a singer[6] and guitarist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (278 views/month, #7,144 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Pink Anderson's place of birth was Laurens[2].
  • Pink Anderson passed away in Spartanburg[4].
  • Pink Anderson was born on February 12, 1900[3].
  • Pink Anderson died on October 12, 1974[5].
  • A child of Pink Anderson was Little Pink Anderson[9].
  • Pink Anderson held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Pink Anderson is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Pink Anderson worked as a singer[6].
  • Pink Anderson's professions included guitarist[7].
  • Pink Anderson is recorded as male[12].
  • Pink Anderson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Pink Anderson's genre is blues[14].
  • Pink Anderson's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[15].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[16].
  • Pink Anderson's family name is recorded as Anderson[17].
  • Pink Anderson's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • Pink Anderson's instrument is recorded as guitar[19].
  • Pink Anderson's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • Pink Anderson's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[21].
  • Pink Anderson's start of work period is recorded as 1930[22].
  • Pink Anderson's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1900-02-12[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1974-08-12[27]

  • Genre(s): acoustic blues, blues, country blues, piedmont blues[28]

  • Community tags: acoustic blues, blues, country blues, piedmont blues[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7570d536-f435-4f5b-9ae3-465138ab3ae4[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Laurens[2], Pink Anderson… he was born on February 12, 1900[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6] and guitarist[7].

Personal Life

A child of Pink Anderson was Little Pink Anderson[9].

Death and Burial

Pink Anderson died on October 12, 1974[5]. He died in Spartanburg[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[16].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pink Anderson include Pink Floyd[31], a rock band[32], founded in 1964[33].

Why It Matters

Pink Anderson ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (278 views/month, #7,144 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

Entities named for him include Pink Floyd[31], a rock band[32], founded in 1964[33].

FAQs

Where was Pink Anderson born?

Pink Anderson was born in Laurens[2].

Where did Pink Anderson die?

Pink Anderson died in Spartanburg[4].

What did Pink Anderson do for work?

Pink Anderson worked as singer[6] and guitarist[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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