Question of the Day #50 · May 12, 2026
Which British psychedelic rock band, co-founded by Syd Barrett in 1965, took its name from two obscure blues musicians from the Carolinas?
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Pink Floyd
Syd Barrett coined the name Pink Floyd by combining the first names of blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. Anderson was a finger-picking guitarist and longtime medicine-show performer associated with Piedmont blues.