Ida May Mack

Ida May Mack or Ida Mae Mack was an American classic female blues, country blues, and Texas blues singer and songwriter. She recorded eight songs in 1928, four of which she recorded twice. Six of these tracks were released at the time.

Little is known of her life outside the music industry.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Texas (state of the United States of America))

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-45438 10-in. 8/29/1928 Wrong doin' daddy Ida May Mack Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BVE-45439 10-in. 8/29/1928 Sunday mornin' blues Ida May Mack Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BVE-45442 10-in. 8/29/1928 Elm Street blues Ida May Mack Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BVE-45443 10-in. 8/29/1928 Country spaces Ida May Mack Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BVE-45446 10-in. 8/30/1928 Mr. Moore blues Ida May Mack Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BVE-45446 10-in. 8/30/1928 When you lose your daddy Ida May Mack Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BVE-45450 10-in. 8/30/1928 Mr. Forty-Nine blues Ida May Mack Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Victor BVE-45451 10-in. 8/30/1928 Good-bye, rider Ida May Mack Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Columbia W149538 10-in. 12/5/1929 Elm Street blues Texas Bill Day ; Billiken Johnson Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar, piano, and vocal effects composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mack, Ida May," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106905.

Mack, Ida May. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106905.

"Mack, Ida May." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106905

External Sources

Discogs: Ida May Mack

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Mack, Ida May - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93063889

Wikidata: Ida May Mack - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2125511

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/13983342

MusicBrainz: Ida May Mack - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/14b6ce87-46e5-47c2-aecd-8748a1f62b58

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