Rock/Pop
BERTHA: Grateful Drag
About This Event
BERTHA: Grateful Drag at Brooklyn Bowl features Bertha, a rock/pop artist who shares a name with the rockabilly song "Bertha Lou." That song, written by Johnny Burnette and John Marascalco and first recorded in 1957 by Johnny Faire, was also cut by Dorsey Burnette and Clint Miller (Miller's version reached #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958) and later reworked into pieces such as "Twinkie Lee," "Snacky Poo" and Bob Dylan's "Rita May."
About the Artist
Bertha
"Bertha Lou" is a rockabilly song, first recorded in 1957 by Johnny Faire. It was written by Johnny Burnette and John Marascalco. It was also recorded by Dorsey Burnette and Clint Miller; Miller's version reached #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958.