(label) has been active at least between 1982 and 1986, presumably at Chicago, Illinois. LP #IC 1057 was produced jointly by Aaron “A. C. Reed” Corthen and Casey Jones.
Ice Cube featured: A. C. Reed (#IC 5926, IC 5927, IC 5928); A. C. Reed And His Spark Plugs (LP #IC 1057).
LB 60 & 61/24

(alternate) is listed at ICEHOUSE (sic: one word).

(piano; possibly vocal) hailed from Helena, Arkansas, reported Peck Curtis.
BU 70/ 9

(guitar) was based at Chicago, Illinois, where he backed Jumpin’ Willie Cobbs.

(string-bass) was the stage name of James Williams. He was deceased by 1975, said Guitar Jr. “Ice Water” recorded at Lake Charles for GOLDBAND label behind Clarence Garlow, Guitar Jr. and Big Chenier in 1957. J. D. Miller also used “Ice Water” to back Classie Ballou for Nasco #6000 in 1957 at Crowley, Louisiana.
Compare ICE WATER, a guitarist active on Central Avenue, Los Angeles, California in the 1930s and 1940s, who was also known as Oswald. He was photographed in 1943 with an electric guitar and tiny amplifier.
Contrast ICE WATER BLUES recorded by De Ford Bailey, which does not refer to the guitarist or bassist.
BU 33/12

(label) was based at 1981 Fletcher Creek, Memphis, Tennessee 38133, during 1996 – telephone 1-800-814-8298 – fax 901-388-1108. Its releases were, in 1996, “Manufactured & Distributed By: PRIORITY RECORDS.” The 1996 address of Priority Records, Inc. was: P. O. Box 2590, Los Angeles, California 90078. The #53550 series apparently predates the #50500 series. IceHouse Records issue CD #P2 50534 by The Bluebirds; an issue by Fred James; and CD #P2 50530 by The Radio Kings were released during 1995. CD #P2 50575 dates from 1996.
IceHouse RECORDS featured: The Bluebirds (CD #P2 50534; P2 50575); Cate Brothers (CD #P2 53551); Cold Blue Steel (CD #P2 50523); Gary “B. B.” Coleman (CD #P2 50580); Homesick James (CD #P2 ); IceHouse Sampler Vol 1 (CD #4900); IceHouse Sampler Vol. 2 (CD #P2 53554); Fred James (CD #P2 ); HomeSick James (CD #50691); Glenn Lane (CD #50689); Masters Of Blues (anthology: CD #P2 50569); Mark May (CD #P2 53552; 50690); Don McMinn (CD #P2 50566); Memphis Horns (CD #50630); Blind Mississippi Morris (CD #P2 53553); The Radio Kings (CD #P2 50530; P2 50535); The Reunion Blues Band (CD #P2 53556); Tony Sarno (CD #P2 50524); Slide Guitar Blues (anthology: CD #P2 53555);

(label) was operated from Post Office Box 724677, Atlanta, Georgia 30339 (telephone (404) 926-3377, fax (404) 926-2774) from 1985 to at least 1998. The label name by 1997 may have become Ichiban Blues. The label was acquired in 1999 by Intermedia Net, according to The Billboard of 27 March 1999. The name is Japanese for “number one”. 7-inch singles are prefixed with year of issue; 12-inch singles are prefixed ’12-P’; cassette singles are prefixed ‘MCS’. The #9000 album series is produced by Bob Greenlee of Florida and is known as the “Wild Dog Series”. LP #ICH 9007 had been issued by mid-1991. CD #ICH 1125, ICH 9013 and ICH 9017 had been issued by July 1992. CD #ICH 1146 had been released by 1993. CD #ICM 1507-2 had been released by 1997.
Ichiban Records Inc. featured the following performers of blues interest: Buddy Ace (#89-512); Kip Anderson (CD #ICH 1146); Roshell Anderson (#88-137, 89-163; LP #ICH 1035, ICH 1053); William Bell (#86-205, 89-508, 90-515); Buster Benton (#88-155; LP #ICH 1023, ICH 1046); Blues Boy Willie (#89-166; LP #ICH 1038; CD #ICH 1161-2); Nappy Brown (#90-206; LP #ICH 1056, ICH 9006); Clarence Carter (#85-101, 86-108, 88-158, 89-164, 89-168; #12-108, 12-P016; #MCS 86-108; LP #ICH 1001, ICH 1003, ICH 1016, ICH 1032); Gary B. B. Coleman (#87-113, 87-132, 88-138, 88-148, 88-156, 89-162, 89-177, 90-201; LP #ICH 1005, ICH 1018, ICH 1034, ICH 1049, ICH 1065); Bobby Connerly (#89-513); Dr. Hector & The Groove Injectors (LP #ICH 9012); Sandra Hall (CD #ICM 1507-2); Clay Hammond (#89-509); R. B. Hudmon (#89-510); L. V. Johnson (#89-173, 90-179, 90-203; LP #ICH 1050); Luther “House Rocker” Johnson (#90-208; LP #ICH 1060); Thomas “Snake” Johnson (#88-154; LP #ICH 1031); Margie Joseph (LP #ICH 1027); Legendary Blues Band (#89-165, 90-202; LP #ICH 1039, ICH 1052, ICH 9001); Little Joe Blue (#89-511); Barbara Lynn (#88-142); Trudy Lynn (#89-171, 89-178; LP #ICH 1043, CD #ICH 1125); Curtis Mayfield (Curtom? #88-003, 90-516, 90-604); Jerry McCain (#89-176; LP #ICH 1047); Bobby McClure #89-506); Jimmy McCracklin (LP #EJR 4013); “Nasty Blues” (LP #ICH 1048); Raful Neal (LP #ICH 9004); St. Clair Pinckney (LP #ICH 1036); Lou Pride (#90-601); Sonny Rhodes (LP #ICH 9002); Dwight Ross (LP #ICH 1017); Drink Small (LP #ICH 9009); Gregg Smith (#90-602); Smokehouse (CD #ICH 9017); Nolan Struck (LP #ICH 1045); Swamp Dogg (#89-505); Alex Taylor (LP #ICH 9007); Little Johnny Taylor (#88-136, 88-146, 89-169, 89-174; LP #ICH 1022, ICH 1042); Troy Turner (CD #ICH 9013); Artie White (#87-127, 88-151, 89-170, 89-175; LP #ICH 1008, ICH 1026, ICH 1044, ICH 1061); Dicky Williams (#89-514, 90-603); Chick Willis (#88-153, 89-159, 90-204; #MCS 90-204; LP #ICH 1029, ICH 1054). Performers not of blues or gospel interest included: Fe-La Antoine (#MCS 90-210; LP #ICH 1059); Roy Ayers (#88-149, 88-157; LP #ICH 1028, ICH 1040); Backtrack Blues Band (LP #ICH 9005); Harry Case (LP #ICH 1037); The Chi-Lites (#90-205; LP #ICH 1057); Easetown Express (#MCS 90-605); Travis “Moonchild” Haddix (#89-161; LP #ICH 1033); Richy Kicklighter (LP #ICH 1019, ICH 1051); Billy Paul (#88-150; LP #ICH 1025); Slamm Syndicate (#MCS 90-211; LP #ICH 1058); Slave (LP #ICH 1009, ICH 1030, ICH 1055); Smoke House (LP #ICH 9003); Synethia (#89-507); Three Degrees (#89-167, 89-172; #MCS 89-167; LP #ICH 1041); Vanilla Ice (#MCS 90-606).
LB 88/56; 89/48

(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.

(sic: alternate) see I M C O.

(sic: label) was presumably operated by John Williamson at Los Angeles, California in the 1960s. Issue #581 has a yellow label with black script. Both sides of #581 were published by: Yvette Music Pub. (BMI), and credited as composed by: (Oscar Wills). Its masters are numbered IM.5098/ IM.5099.
IDEEL featured: TV SLIM AND HIS BLUESMEN (sic: #581).