Did Pink Floyd ever meet Pink Anderson and/or Floyd Council?

He also toured with Leo "Chief Thundercloud" Kahdot and his medicine show, often with the harmonica player Arthur "Peg Leg Sam" Jackson, who was based in Jonesville, South Carolina. Pinkney "Pink" Anderson. Floyd Council. Blues Guitarist. Floyd Council was an American blues guitarist, mandolin player, and singer. read more

No, Pink Floyd Never Met Their Inspiration. Syd Barrett, founder of Pink Floyd, came up with the band's name by juxtaposing the first names of Bluesmen Pinkney 'Pink' Anderson and Floyd 'Dipper Boy' Council. In 1967, he said, "The name Pink Floyd came from two Blues singers from Georgia, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council". read more

He renamed the band Pink Floyd - in honor of blues' musicians Pinkney 'Pink' Anderson and Floyd Council. Under Barrett's guide Floyd would start out quite differently than the concept album kings they would later become know as. With their first two albums they were a psychedelic band. read more