Floyd Council (September 2, 1911–May 9, 1976) was an American blues musician. Floyd was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to Harrie and Lizzie Council. Floyd began his musical career on the streets of Chapel Hill in the 1920s with his two brothers, Leo and Thomas. September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ... Nickname: Location in North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Orange, Durham, and Chatham Founded 1793 Government  - Mayor Kevin C. Foy Area  - City  19. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...

According to a 1969 interview, Floyd stated he had recorded 27 songs over his career, seven of them backing Blind Boy Fuller. For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Blind Boy Fuller (born Fulton Allen) was an American blues guitarist and vocalist. ...

Floyd suffered a stroke in the 1960s which partially paralyzed his throat muscles and slowed his motor skills but he apparently remained quite sharp in mind nevertheless. Stroke is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

Floyd moved to Sanford, North Carolina where he died of a heart attack in 1976. Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...

Discography

No records are available which exclusively feature Floyd's work. However, the CD "Carolina Blues" features six songs which he recorded. They are as follows: I'm Grievin' and I'm Worryin', I Don't Want No Hungry Woman, Lookin' For My Baby, I'm Broke and I Ain't Got a Dime, Runaway Man Blues, Working Man Blues. The series of Blind Boy Fuller's "Complete Recorded Works" contains many songs in which Floyd played guitar. CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

The Floyd in Pink Floyd

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Syd Barrett derived the name "Pink Floyd" juxtapositioning the first names of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council he had read about in a sleevenote by Paul Oliver for a 1962 Blind Boy Fuller LP (Philips BBL-7512): "Curley Weaver and Fred McMullen, (...) Pink Anderson or Floyd Council -- these were a few amongst the many blues singers that were to be heard in the rolling hills of the Piedmont, or meandering with the streams through the wooded valleys." Image File history File links Philips_BBL-7512. ... Image File history File links Philips_BBL-7512. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... Pink Anderson and son (Little Pink Anderson) 1960s Pink Anderson (February 12, 1900–October 12, 1974) was a blues singer and guitarist, born on February 12, 1900 in Laurens, South Carolina. ... Paul Oliver is a researcher at the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development. ... Blind Boy Fuller (born Fulton Allen) was an American blues guitarist and vocalist. ... James Curley Weaver (March 25, 1906 - September 20, 1962) was an American blues musician known as the Georgia Guitar Wizard. // He was born in Covington, Georgia and raised on a farm near Porterdale. ... The James River winds its way among piedmont hills in central Virginia. ...

References

• Introducing Floyd Council
• Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council

External links

• Illustrated Floyd Council discography