Post by teleadm on Oct 24, 2020 18:27:51 GMT
American drummer Viola Smith has left us at the age of 107 (!!!), on October 21st.
Maybe 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. She played five times on The Ed Sullivan Show, as well as in two films (When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1942 and Here Come the Co-Eds 1945) and the Broadway musical Cabaret.
She is remembered by The Guardian UK
R.I.P. Viola Smith
Maybe 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. She played five times on The Ed Sullivan Show, as well as in two films (When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1942 and Here Come the Co-Eds 1945) and the Broadway musical Cabaret.
She is remembered by The Guardian UK
R.I.P. Viola Smith