Kipling Taquana "Kip" Anderson, born on January 24, 1938, in Starr, Anderson County, South Carolina, was a soul blues and R&B singer-songwriter. He began his musical journey gaining early exposure through church performances and high school band activities. In 1959, Anderson released his debut single "I Wanna Be the Only One". His breakthrough came with "A Knife and a Fork", released in 1966 for Checker Records, which entered the Billboard R&B chart. Anderson collaborated with notable artists including Sam Cooke, the Drifters, Jerry Butler, and Jackie Wilson. He also worked as a radio DJ and maintained an active career from the late 1950s to the 1990s, despite serving a decade-long custodial sentence for heroin possession. His later albums include A Dog Don't Wear No Shoes (1992) and A Knife and a Fork (1993), both released under Ichiban Records. Anderson died on August 29, 2007, in Anderson, South Carolina.
