Piedmont Blues Mural Dedication in Sanford, NC

Sanford’s connection to the Piedmont Blues musical tradition will be on display in downtown, thanks to the City of Sanford Appearance Commission’s upcoming mural depicting local blues guitarist Floyd Council and regional blues musician Pink Anderson.

The main focus of the mural is Floyd Council, who lived on Oakdale Street from the 1940s until his death and is buried in an unmarked grave in Moncure. During those years, Council was known to entertain guests and host young guitarists who would try – and fail – to out play him.

Blues musician Pink Anderson is the secondary focus of the mural. Anderson and Council were both featured on a Blind Boy Fuller album called Country Blues: 1935-1940. The sleeve of that album caught the eye of Syd Barrett, the front man for London rock band The Tea Set. Barrett changed the band’s name to Pink Floyd, and the rest is history.

The sons of the legends Floyd Council, Jr and Little Pink Anderson will both be present and will meet for the first time. Pink Anderson will headline a lineup of music playing the very songs and style that made his father famous in addition to playing his original tunes in a performance sponsored by Piedmont Blues Preservation Society.