VIOLA BARTLETTE

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

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 recordings made in the 1920s. Clarinetist Jimmy O'Bryant backed her on session recordings during 1923 to 1926. She also recorded with Kid Ory.