Floyd Council
Source: Wikipedia
Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on 2 September 1911, guitarist Floyd Council, is the reason for the latter half of the name of the rock band, Pink Floyd. Pink Anderson is the reason for the former half. Council began his music career busking on the streets of Chapel Hill in the twenties. Just so, he was a Piedmont blues musician. Distinguished from Delta blues along the Mississippi, Piedmont blues arose out of the Virginia-Carolinas region toward the East Coast. Council began busking Chapel Hill with Blind Boy Fuller in the thirties. American Music has Council first recording as Dipper Boy Council on February 8, 1937, backing Fuller in New York City on 'If You Don't Give Me What You Want' with Bull City Red on washboard and 'Boots and Shoes'. His first name solo titles went down as Dipper Boy Council on the 9th: 'I'm Grievin' and I'm Worryin'' and 'Runaway Man'. He recorded 'I Don't Want No Hungry Woman' on the 9th and 'Lookin' for My Baby' on the 11th as The Devil's Daddy-in-Law. Council and Fuller held sessions on the 10th and 11th as well, Dipper Boy also recording his name solo titles 'Poor and Ain't Got a Dime' and 'Working Man Blues' on the 11th. Council and Fuller held sessions again in September (unissued) and December 15 of 1937 for Fuller's 'Ten O'Clock Peeper', 'Oozin' You Off My Mind' and 'Shake That Shimmy'.
'If You Don't Give Me What I Want'
Floyd Council backing Blind Boy Fuller with Bull City Red (washboard)
Council's first-known title to issue
8 Feb 1937 in NYC Matrix 20634-2
Melotone 7-04-73 / Perfect 7-04-73 / Vocalion 03254
Composition: Fuller ?
'Runaway Man' Floyd Dipper Boy Council
9 Feb 1937 in NYC Matrix 20638-2
Melotone 7-06-57 / Perfect 7-06-57 / Romeo 7-06-57
Composition: Council ?
'I'm Grievin' and I'm Worryin'' Floyd Dipper Boy Council
9 Feb 1937 in NYC Matrix 20639-2 Perfect 7-04-78 / Conqueror 8848
Composition: Council ?
The image above is Lightnin' Hopkins, not Floyd Council.
'Working Man Blues' Floyd Dipper Boy Council
11 Feb 1937 in NYC Matrix 20661-2
Melotone 7-06-5 / Perfect 7-06-57 / Romeo 7-06-57
Composition: Council ?
'Poor and Ain't Got a Dime' Floyd Dipper Boy Council
11 Feb 1937 in NYC Matrix 20662-2 Perfect 7-04-78 / Conqueror 8848
Composition: Council ?
'Lookin' For My Baby' Floyd Dipper Boy Council
11 Feb 1937 in NYC Matrix 20663-2 Vocalion 04643 / Conqueror 9204
Composition: Council ?
'Shake That Shimmy' Floyd Council backing Blind Boy Fuller
15 Dec 1937 in NYC Matrix 22163-2 Vocalion 04343 / Conqueror 9158
Composition: Fuller ?
In 1938 Council and Fuller recorded the unissued titles, 'Georgia Ham Mama' and 'Jivin' Woman Blues'. December 18 witnessed Council with Sonny Terry on harmonica on the unissued tracks 'String Bean Blues' and 'Down Home Blues'. Council wasn't to record again until August 6, 1970, by Peter Lowry for Trix Records, those with Rufus Jackson on harmonica and vocals: 'Red River', 'Let's Play House' and 'Sitting on Top of the World'. Those also went unissued, as a stroke in the sixties had left Council too unable to perform, despite his apparently healthy mental condition. Council himself stated in 1969 that he'd recorded 27 songs, seven of those supporting Fuller. If so, then there was a session or so of several songs unaccounted for at American Music. Council died of heart attack on May 9, 1976, in Sanford, North Carolina.
Sources & References for Floyd Dipper Boy Council:
VF History (notes)
Documentaries:
Floyd Council - The "Floyd" in "Pink Floyd" (Geekorman Media / 2024)
Recordings: Catalogs: Discogs Music Brainz RYM
Recordings: Compilations: Carolina Blues 1937-1947 (w various / Document Records DOCD-5168 / Austria / 1993)
Recordings: Sessions: Stefan Wirz (American Music / 1937/70)
Further Reading: Weenie Campbell Forum
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