Jimmy Anderson (musician)

Jimmy Anderson (born 1932), clan name Ahhajumba, is a Muscogee–American painter, musician and Christian preacher.[1] He attended Haskell Institute and then studied art at Bacone College[2] with painters Fred Beaver, Pablita Velarde, and Dick West.[3] Anderson's paintings in the Oklahoma flatstyle movement were first exhibited in the 1950s.[1]

Jimmy Anderson
Born1932 (age 90–91)
Kansas City, Missouri
Occupation(s)artist, musician, preacher

The Osceola Four

Anderson formed the Osceola Four, a native singing quartet, while studying at Haskell, joining his brother Richard Anderson, Mitcheal Beaver, and J.B. Dreadfulwater. He toured with the group, singing pop songs and spirituals as an evangelical team.[4][3] The group performed on Oklahoma television shows like the Sooner Shindig show, and they appeared on a Spike Jones Orchestra album as well.[1]

Preaching career

After graduating from the University of Oklahoma, Anderson attended seminary school. He later became the preacher at Many Springs Baptist Church in Holdenville, Oklahoma. As the last remaining member of the Osceola Four, Anderson still sings at church in both English and his native Creek language.[3]

References
  1. King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian painters; a biographical directory. Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
  2. Lawson, Russell M.; Lawson, Benjamin A. (October 11, 2019). Race and Ethnicity in America: From Pre-contact to the Present [4 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-5097-4.
  3. Herrera, Allison. "WATCH: Our Mini-Doc on Creek Preacher Jimmy Anderson". www.kosu.org. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. Preacher Jimmy Anderson (video). Association of Independents in Radio. May 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2021.


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