Viola Bartlette

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Viola Bartlette was an American blues singer [1] and actress, [2] who recorded on Black Swan Records and Paramount Records. She was from Baltimore. [3] Bartlette recorded under the pseudonym Ida Lewis for Silvertone Records. [4]

She often was a backup singer for Lovie Austin [5] and accompanied Lovie Austin's Blue Serenaders band and Blythe's Sinful Five on records. [6] Johnny Dodds accompanied Bartlette on recordings made in the 1920s. Clarinetist Jimmy O'Bryant backed her on session recordings during 1923 to 1926. She also recorded with Kid Ory. [1]

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