Viola Smith has passed away at 107 years of age. (influential female drummer) * | Steve Hoffman Music Forums
![Viola Smith, Costa Mesa resident and pioneering musician of the swing era, dies at 107 - Los Angeles Times Viola Smith, Costa Mesa resident and pioneering musician of the swing era, dies at 107 - Los Angeles Times](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/099f859/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x438+0+0/resize/1200x876!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa7%2F3e%2F392e89d9493fa2a32d55d5b615e8%2Ftn-dpt-violasmith-1.jpg)
Viola Smith, Costa Mesa resident and pioneering musician of the swing era, dies at 107 - Los Angeles Times
![Viola Smith's Century in Music: An Interview with the World's Oldest Drummer. - The Syncopated Times Viola Smith's Century in Music: An Interview with the World's Oldest Drummer. - The Syncopated Times](https://syncopatedtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_0071.jpg)
Viola Smith's Century in Music: An Interview with the World's Oldest Drummer. - The Syncopated Times
![Viola Smith's Century in Music: An Interview with the World's Oldest Drummer. - The Syncopated Times Viola Smith's Century in Music: An Interview with the World's Oldest Drummer. - The Syncopated Times](https://syncopatedtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_0067.jpg)
Viola Smith's Century in Music: An Interview with the World's Oldest Drummer. - The Syncopated Times
![Viola Smith's Century in Music: An Interview with the World's Oldest Drummer. - The Syncopated Times Viola Smith's Century in Music: An Interview with the World's Oldest Drummer. - The Syncopated Times](https://syncopatedtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/viola-smith-autographed-photo-1940s-great-drums_1_8eec494c7f809e4a5670c0e77bf93928.jpg)