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Artist
Viola Bartlette
12+ albums
female vocalistblues
about
Viola Bartlette was a blues singer and actress who recorded on Black Swan Records and Paramount Records. She was from Baltimore. She recorded under the pseudonym Ida Lewis for Silvertone. She often was a backup singer for Lovie Austin and accompanied Lovie Austin's Blue Serenaders band and Blythe's Sinful Five on records. Johnny Dodds accompanied Bartlette on records in the 1920s. Clarinetist Jimmy O'Bryant backed her on session recordings during 1923 to 1926. She also recorded with Kid Ory. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Anna Mina Forty And St. Louis Shorty (Pm 12351, 2415-1)
1342Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night
1303Tennessee Blues
1204Go Back Where You Stayed Last Right
1195You Never Can Tell What Your Perfectly Good Man Will Do (Pm 12351, 2426-1)
646Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night (Pm 12322, 2300-2)
637Shake That Thing (Pm 12345, 2467-1)
528You Never Can Tell What Your Perfectly Good Man Will Do
529Out Bound Train Blues (Pm 12363, 2552-2)
5010You Don't Mean Me No Good (Pm 12363, 2546-1)
50albums
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
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Burlesque - 100 Classics
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Burlesque Jazz
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Female Blues - The Remaining Titles (1922-1927)
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Paramount Jazz (1921-29)
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Paramount Jazz (A)
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The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927) - The LPs
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Paramount Jazz (1921-29), CD1
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Johnny Dodds Volume 4
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Paramount Jazz Disc 1
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Johnny Dodds - Paramount Recordings
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Female Blues: The Remaining Titles [Vol. 1] (1922-27)