(state) is not renowned for its blues or gospel interest. There were 886 black residents in the State in 1920, of whom 123 (14%) had been born in the State, 94 (11%) had been born in Missouri, and 87 (10%) in Texas. There were still only 3,370 black residents as of 1990, of whom 958 were in Ada County (around Boise), 777 in Elmore County (around Mountain Home), 431 in Bannock County (around Pocatello) and 297 in Bonneville County (around Idaho Falls). By 2000, there were 5,456 black residents, of whom 1,437 lived in Boise, 614 in Mountain Home AFB CDP, 369 in Pocatello, 315 in Idaho Falls, 291 in Mountain Home, 206 in Nampa and 194 in Moscow. Some performers listed may not be of African-American interest.
ADA COUNTY
Boise: location (1921 onwards) of St. Paul Baptist Church (established 1909 in private homes).
Boise: location (1990s to at least 2002) of Neighbor Dave; location (2000) of The Hoochie Coochie Men, including Phil Garonzik, Bud Gudmundsen, Ken Harris, Barney Southard and Mike Trail; (2002) of Blue Johnsons; Brother Bob; Cyndie Lee and Streetwise; John Nemeth; Legal Tender; Kathy Miller; Night Train; Oddtones; Red & Gray; Sirah Storm & The Bluetail Twisters; Sparky Parks & The Aardvarks.
Boise: was the location (at least 1999 to 2002) of the Boise Blues Society – web site http://www.boiseblues.org/.
Boise: location (2002) of Miracle Temple COGIC (Pastor Alfred R. Bowens, Sr.)
BANNOCK COUNTY
Pocatello: nothing known.
BONNER COUNTY
Sandpoint: location (2000) of Carl Rey & The Blues Gators.
CANYON COUNTY
Nampa: nothing known.
ELMORE COUNTY
Mountain Home: nothing known.
Mountain Home AFB CDP: location of Mountain Home Air Force Base (established 1942).
KOOTENAI COUNTY
Coeur d’Alene: location (1990s) of The Pat Coast Band.
LATAH COUNTY
Moscow: nothing known.
LEWIS COUNTY
Lewiston: location (2000) of The Polecats.