Jimmy Bertrand

Jimmy Bertrand (February 24, 1900 – August 1960) was an American jazz and blues percussionist.

Birth and Death Data: Born Biloxi (city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States), Died August 1960

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: washboard, drums, leader, percussion, xylophone

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 33 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-48711	10-in.	12/10/1928	Transatlantic stomp	E. C. Cobb and his Corn-Eaters	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, drums, xylophone
Victor	BVE-48712	10-in.	12/10/1928	Barrell house stomp	E. C. Cobb and his Corn-Eaters	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, drums, xylophone
Victor	BVE-48755	10-in.	12/14/1928	Rolling mill stomp	State Street Stompers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-48756	10-in.	12/14/1928	Panama blues	State Street Stompers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-75495	10-in.	5/3/1933	Old Man Harlem	Eddie South International Orchestra ; Wilton Hinton	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-75496	10-in.	5/3/1933	No more blues	Eddie South International Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-75497	10-in.	5/3/1933	Nagasaki	Everett Barksdale ; Eddie South International Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-75862	10-in.	6/12/1933	My! Oh, my!	Eddie South International Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-75863	10-in.	6/12/1933	Mamma mockingbird	Eddie South International Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-75864	10-in.	6/12/1933	Gotta go!	Everett Barksdale ; Eddie South International Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, drums
Brunswick	C3364	10-in.	4/25/1929	Isabella	Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C3365	10-in.	4/25/1929	I won’t give you none	Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C353-C354	10-in.	5/29/1926	Little bits	Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards	Instrumental trio	leader
Brunswick	C355-C356	10-in.	5/29/1926	Struggling	Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards	Instrumental trio	leader
Brunswick	C644-C645	10-in.	9/16/1926	Idle hour special	Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards	Instrumental quartet	leader
Brunswick	C646-C647	10-in.	9/16/1926	47th Street stomp	Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards	Instrumental quartet	leader
Brunswick	C783-C784	10-in.	4/21/1927	Easy come easy go blues	Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards	Instrumental quartet	leader, instrumentalist, washboard
Brunswick	C785-C786	10-in.	4/21/1927	The blues stampede	Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards	Instrumental quartet	leader, instrumentalist, washboard
Brunswick	C787-C788	10-in.	4/21/1927	I’m goin’ huntin’	Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards	Instrumental quartet	leader, instrumentalist, washboard
Brunswick	C789-C790	10-in.	4/21/1927	If you want to be my sugar papa (You gotta be sweet to me)	Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards	Instrumental quartet	leader, instrumentalist, washboard
Century	20522	10-in.	1946-1949	South bound rag	Jimmy Bertrand ; Blind Blake ; Johnny Dodds		instrumentalist, xylophone
Century	21255	10-in.	1946-1949	South African blues	Windy Rhythm Kings		instrumentalist, drums
Century	21256	10-in.	1946-1949	Piggly wiggly blues	Windy Rhythm Kings		instrumentalist, drums
Century	20521-3	10-in.	1946-1949	Hot potatoes	Jimmy Bertrand ; Blind Blake ; Johnny Dodds		instrumentalist, percussion
Century	20657-1	10-in.	1946-1949	Five o'clock stomp	Dixie Four		instrumentalist, washboard, drums

(Results 1-25 of 33 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bertrand, Jimmy," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110398.

Bertrand, Jimmy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110398.

"Bertrand, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.