Kip Anderson

Biography He was born Kipling Taquana Anderson in Starr, Anderson County, South Carolina.

Anderson had his first musical exposure in church, where he sang and played the piano. After featuring in his high school band, Anderson met his future business partner, Charles Derrick, at radio station WOIC, in Columbia. In 1959, Anderson's debut single, "I Wanna Be the Only One", was released by Vee-Jay Records. He also hosted a gospel show on WRIX-FM and served as vice president of Electric City Record's gospel division. In 1996, Anderson duetted with Nappy Brown on the Best of Both Worlds joint album.

Singles "I Wanna Be the Only One" / "The Home Fires Are Brighter After All" (1959), Vee Jay "I Wanna Be the Only One" / Making Tracks" (1959), Derrick Records "Oh My Linda" / "'Til Your Love is Mine (1960), Sharp Records "I Feel Good" / "I Will Cry" (1961), Everlast Records "That's When the Crying Begins" / "I Done You Wrong" (1964), ABC Records "I Can't" / "I'll Get Along" (1965), Tomorrow Records "Tell Her I Love Her" / "Woman How Do You Make Me Love You Like I Do" (1965), Checker Records "I Get Carried Away" / "Here I Am, Try Me" (1965), Tomorrow Records "If That Don't Make You Cry" / "Without a Woman" (1966), Checker "Take It Like a Man" / "A Knife and a Fork" (1967), Checker "Blue Moon" / "Unchained Melody" (1967), Concord "You'll Lose a Good Thing" / "I'm Out of Love" (1967), Excello Records "Letter From my Darling" / "Watch You Work it Out" (1968), Excello "That's All I Can Do" / "I Went Off and Cried" (1968), Excello "Frozen Heart" / "Abide in Me" (1969), Eydie "Jesus Sings with Me (Part 1)" / "Jesus Sings with Me (Part 2)" (1988), Lorna "I Could'a Been Sleepin'" / "He Never Left Me Alone" (1989), Lorna "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" / "A Dog Don't Wear No Shoes" (1992), Ichiban