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Mar 27, 2025 18 min

Episode 25 - Viola Smith

from The Syncopated Sisters podcast

It is about time to portray a female drummer of earlier jazz. This episode shines a light on the talented drummer Viola Smith. Have a listen! Information from from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5c_XZaArH4 https://jazzfuel.com/best-female-drummers/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120201092526/http://articles.dailypilot.com/2011-11-26/news/tn-dpt-1127-viola-20111126_1_viola-smith-drummer-orchestra Clay, Joanna (November 26, 2011). "Still jazzing it up at 99". Daily Pilot. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012. https://www.musicradar.com/news/pioneering-drummer-viola-smith-has-died-aged-107 Bernstein, Adam (October 23, 2020). "Viola Smith, swing era's 'fastest girl drummer in the world,' dies at 107". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2020. https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/viola-smith "Drummerszone artists - Viola Smith". drummerszone.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016. "Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Pioneer Drummer Viola Smith | Tom Tom Magazine". October 27, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlzCWHw7ZW8 Dan Barrett: https://syncopatedtimes.com/viola-smiths-century-in-music/ Rebecca DeRosa Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Pioneer Drummer Viola Smith | Tom Tom Magazine". October 27, 2020. This Podcast series is part of the project Swinging Europe. Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Commission.

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