Viola Smith performing with Frances Carroll & Her Coquettes Happy International Women's Day drummers! Check out the amazing, legendary and groundbreaking drummer Viola Smith performing with Frances Carroll & Her Coquettes in 1939! We sadly lost Viola in October 2020... She is best known for her work in orchestras, swing bands, and popular music from the 1920s until the mid 1970s and is one of the world's first professional female drummers. red-heart :smiling-face-with-heart-eyes: :smiling-face-with-halo: