Bertha Idaho

Bertha Idaho
Also known asBertha Jordan
Bornc. 1895
Georgia, United States
DiedUnknown
GenresClassic female blues
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1920s
LabelsColumbia

Bertha Idaho (born c. 1895; date of death unknown)[1] was an American classic female blues singer.[2] She recorded four songs in 1928 and 1929. Little is known of her life outside music.

Idaho's work might have remained obscure but for two factors: she was mentioned by John Fahey in the liner notes for his influential debut album, Blind Joe Death, and her recordings were reissued by Rosetta Reitz.

  1. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 509. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  2. ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Bertha Idaho: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2014.