Viola Smith on Drum Talk TV at 102 Years Young!
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Viola Smith on Drum Talk TV at 102 Years Young!
35.5K viewsApr 5, 2017
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Here's Viola Smith in 1939! The drummer with the biggest heart, now 102-year-young Viola Smith joins us on Drum Talk TV! Watch our interview here: www.drumtalktv.com/portfolio/viola-smith/ In this interview, you’ll see a film of Viola from 1939 playing with Frances Carroll & The Coquettes; she talks about her 17-piece drum set, taking lessons from Billy Gladstone and owning one of his snares (He only made 40-50), spending time with Krupa, Bellson, Rich Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and ot
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Here's Viola Smith in 1939! The drummer with the biggest heart, now 102-year-young Viola Smith joins us on Drum Talk TV! Watch our interview here: www.drumtalktv.com/portfolio/viola-smith/ In this interview, you’ll see a film of Viola from 1939 playing with Frances Carroll & The Coquettes; she talks about her 17-piece drum set, taking lessons from Billy Gladstone and owning one of his snares (He only made 40-50), spending time with Krupa, Bellson, Rich Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and ot
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The drummer with the biggest heart, 102-year-young Viola Smith joins Dan Shinder on Drum Talk TV! In this interview, you’ll see a film of Viola from 1939 playing with Frances Carroll & The Coquettes; she talks about her 17-piece drum set, taking lessons from Billy Gladstone and owning one of his snares (He only made 40-50), spending time with Krupa, Bellson, Rich Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and others. She and Dan discuss how people use the phrase “Female Drummer,” she talks about how s
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The drummer with the biggest heart, 102-year-young Viola Smith joins Dan Shinder on Drum Talk TV! In this interview, you’ll see a film of Viola from 1939 playing with Frances Carroll & The Coquettes; she talks about her 17-piece drum set, taking lessons from Billy Gladstone and owning one of his snares (He only made 40-50), spending time with Krupa, Bellson, Rich Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and others. She and Dan discuss how people use the phrase “Female Drummer,” she talks about how s
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Watch Viola Smith drumming in this 1939 video and then go to this link to see her interview on Drum Talk TV at 102 years young: http://bit.ly/ViolaSmith-DTTV The drummer with the biggest heart, 102-year-young Viola Smith joins us on Drum Talk TV! In this interview, you’ll see a film of Viola from 1939 playing with Frances Carroll & The Coquettes; she talks about her 17-piece drum set, taking lessons from Billy Gladstone and owning one of his snares (He only made 40-50), spending time with Krupa,
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Watch Viola Smith drumming in this 1939 video and then go to this link to see her interview on Drum Talk TV at 102 years young: http://bit.ly/ViolaSmith-DTTV The drummer with the biggest heart, 102-year-young Viola Smith joins us on Drum Talk TV! In this interview, you’ll see a film of Viola from 1939 playing with Frances Carroll & The Coquettes; she talks about her 17-piece drum set, taking lessons from Billy Gladstone and owning one of his snares (He only made 40-50), spending time with Krupa,
73.2K viewsAug 27, 2015
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Here's a throwback to Viola Smith's Drum Talk TV interview from 2014. Viola was a true trailblazer and lived an amazing life. Dan and his wife Nja had the pleasure of having lunch with her January 2020 on the way home from the NAMM Show, as Viola lived not far from the show. She at that point was not doing anymore interviews, but was thrilled to see them, willing to spend a couple of hours that will never be forgotten. | Drum Talk TV
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Here's a throwback to Viola Smith's Drum Talk TV interview from 2014. Viola was a true trailblazer and lived an amazing life. Dan and his wife Nja had the pleasure of having lunch with her January 2020 on the way home from the NAMM Show, as Viola lived not far from the show. She at that point was not doing anymore interviews, but was thrilled to see them, willing to spend a couple of hours that will never be forgotten. | Drum Talk TV
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Here's a throwback to Viola Smith's Drum Talk TV interview from 2014. Viola was a true trailblazer and lived an amazing life. Dan and his wife Nja had the pleasure of having lunch with her January 2020 on the way home from the NAMM Show, as Viola lived not far from the show. She at that point was not doing anymore interviews, but was thrilled to see them, willing to spend a couple of hours that will never be forgotten. | Drum Talk TV
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Here's a throwback to Viola Smith's Drum Talk TV interview from 2014. Viola was a true trailblazer and lived an amazing life. Dan and his wife Nja had the pleasure of having lunch with her January 2020 on the way home from the NAMM Show, as Viola lived not far from the show. She at that point was not doing anymore interviews, but was thrilled to see them, willing to spend a couple of hours that will never be forgotten. | Drum Talk TV
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Viola Smith: America's Original Hep Girl on Tom Tom TV
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Viola Smith: America's Original Hep Girl on Tom Tom TV
130.1K viewsFeb 1, 2013
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Watch for our soon to debut interview with Viola Smith, who will be 102 years old in November! Here she is in 1939 tearing it up. In her Drum Talk TV interview she talks about her set-up, which was quite progressive at the time, let alone now! If there are any female drummers watching, put a link of you playing in with a comment - or you guys can out in a link to your fav female drumming video! Remember, you can see all our interviews at www.drumtalktv.com #drummer | Drum Talk TV
3.4M viewsSep 9, 2014
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Hi Drum Talk TV fans, join me in remembering Viola Smith, born Nov. 29, 1912. Viola was truly a music and drumming pioneer. I had the honor of interviewing her when she was 102 and spent time with her a few times since. You can see that interview here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=505899229855192 Viola passed away peacefully in her sleep October 21, 2020. Viola summarized her longevity, "Musicians aren't Ordinary People. They live in a world all their own. Their days are other people's nigh
4.1K viewsNov 21, 2021
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