About Viola Bartlette
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.
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