Floyd Council (1911-1976) was an American blues musician from North Carolina who performed in the finger-picking Piedmont blues style. He recorded sparingly, and his recordings were first released under the names of “Dipper Boy” Council and “The Devil’s Daddy-in-Law”.

Today, Council is best known for providing half of the name for the rock band Pink Floyd. The story goes that Syd Barrett, one of the band’s founding members, combined Council’s first name with that of South Carolina bluesman Pink Anderson.

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