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About Viola Smith
Viola Clara Smith was an American drummer best known for her work in orchestras, swing bands, and popular music from the 1920s until 1975. She was one of the first professional female drummers, and was the world's longest-lived female drummer, dying in October 2020 at the age of 107. She played five times on The Ed Sullivan Show, as well as in two films and the Broadway musical Cabaret.
Everything about Viola Smith →- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 29, 1912
- Died
- October 21, 2020