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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Anna Mina Forty And St. Louis Shorty (Pm 12351, 2415-1)
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Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night
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Tennessee Blues
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Go Back Where You Stayed Last Right
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You Never Can Tell What Your Perfectly Good Man Will Do (Pm 12351, 2426-1)
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Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night (Pm 12322, 2300-2)
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Shake That Thing (Pm 12345, 2467-1)
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You Never Can Tell What Your Perfectly Good Man Will Do
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Out Bound Train Blues (Pm 12363, 2552-2)
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You Don't Mean Me No Good (Pm 12363, 2546-1)
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Quit Knocking On My Door (Pm 12345, 2418-2)
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Sunday Morning Blues (Pm 12369, 2545-2)
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Walk Easy Cause My Papa's Here (Pm 12369, 2554-2)
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Tennessee Blues (Pm 12322, 2301-2)
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Out Bound Train Blues
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Anna Mina Forty And St. Louis Shorty
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You Don't Mean Me No Good
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Sunday Morning Blues
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Walk Easy 'Cause My Papa's Here
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Shake That Thing
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Quit Knocking On My Door
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Walk Easy Cause My Papa's Here
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Walk Easy 'Cause My Papa's Home
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Walk Easy cause My Papas Here
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You Dont Mean Me No Good
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You Don't Mean Me No Good (Take 2)
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Sunday Morning Blues - Live
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You Don't Mean Me No Good - Live
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Out Bound Train Blues - Live
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Walk Easy 'Cause My Papa's Here - Live
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Anna Mina Forty And St..Louis Shorty
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Go Back Where You Been Last Night
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The Letter Edged in Black
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23 - Shake That Thing (Pm 12345, 2467-1)
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Quit Knocking On My Door (Take 2)
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Walk Easy 'cause My Papa's Here - Lovie Austin 1924-26
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Quick Knocking On My Door
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