This is AMAZING! Frances Carroll & Her Coquettes Featuring Drummer Viola Smith Often referred to as the most accomplished female drummer, Viola Smith has always been sensational to watch — both in 1939, when this performance took place, and today via video. Her featured number here is "Snake Charmer." (Perhaps it should be re-titled "Smith Charmer.") Get Definitive Jazz & Blues Encyclopedia: New & Expanded Edition (Definitive Encyclopedias) here: https://amzn.to/3phb2To | Legendary Musicians
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1.3M views · 52K reactions | The "Coquettes" is an all-female band led by Frances Carroll, and the drummer is Viola Smith (1912–2020), one of America's first professional female drummers. She even performed with Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb, and She gained fame as the "female Gene Krupa" and the "fastest girl drummer in the world". "Snake Charmer" written by Teddy Powell and Leonard Whitcup. Colorized by Jazz Improvisers | Jazz Improvisers | Facebook
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