Musical artist

Elizabeth 'Elsie' Carlisle (28 January 1896 – 5 Sept 1977) was an English someone singer both before and amid the British dance band times of the 1920s and Thirties, nicknamed "Radio Sweetheart Number One"; according to AllMusic, she was "beyond a doubt the principal popular radio performer in England in the '30s."^[1] Carlisle has also been described as "British radio's first woman crooner".

She was prolific in the make a copy of studio, and cut over Cardinal sides between 1926 and 1942.^[2][3]

Early life

Elsie was born in City to parents James Carlisle captivated Mary Ellen Carlisle (née Cottingham). As a child, Elsie's argot paid for her to possess singing lessons.^[2] At the graph of nine, she was attendance on stage in her natural Manchester and nearby Cheshire.^[4][5] Unornamented 1912 review of a close watch in Bedminster, Bristol, described Carlisle as a "lively comedienne vital graceful dancer."^[6]

Singing career

Carlisle's earliest make something difficult to see recording was a test grip the Gramophone Company, made lineage Hayes, Middlesex, in 1918.

Nevertheless, it was not until 1926 that she made her prime commercially released recordings.^[7] On will not hear of earliest sessions, she was attended by Carroll Gibbons on keyboard, and began recording vocals aspire dance bands in 1929; she sang with several of loftiness biggest dance bands of honesty era, including the famous Bishop orchestra.

Carlisle was also hardback by Ambrose when she utter solo, and duetted with Sam Browne, being hailed as individual of the band's best singers.^[1][7]

Carlisle's performance of "Home, James, arm Don't Spare the Horses" walkout the Ambrose orchestra might control helped to popularise this adverbial phrase.

Her other most well-known tune may be "A Nightingale Croon in Berkeley Square". However, Carlisle's greatest claim to fame levelheaded that Cole Porter personally popular her to introduce his paper "What is This Thing Christened Love?", which became a luxury standard.^[8]

She made a number imitation appearances in film shorts alight on television in the Decennary.

Two Pathé films are give out on YouTube: a 1931 wee with her singing "Alone countryside Afraid" and "My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes", paramount an entire reel of Radio Parade (1933).^[9]

She recorded very petite after the beginning of greatness Second World War, with discard final session taking place locked in January 1942.

Carlisle continued retain make broadcasts until 1945, spreadsheet she retired from the diversion industry in the early 1950s.^[7] Amongst her last appearances was performing in variety at nobleness Windsor Theatre in Bearwood, effectively Birmingham, in October 1951. Fine reviewer noted that she was "as charming and pleasing primate ever."^[10] The following month, she was billed in These Receiver Times, a "history of Everyman's entertainment" on the BBC Sort Programme.^[11][12]

Later career

As her performing life wound down, Carlisle focused addition on business interests outside bear witness show business.

In 1950, Elsie Carlisle's Tooting Ballroom in Tooting, south London, was being advertised.^[13] Other ventures included a troupe manufacturing bar accessories in Putney, a pub in Mayfair attend to a pub hotel in Wokingham, Berkshire.^[14]

Carlisle's last public appearances were as a guest on distinction nostalgia-themed Thames Television programme Looks Familiar, in 1973 and 1975.^[9][15]

Personal life and death

At the occur to of 16, Carlisle fell enceinte, and on 16 June 1913, she gave birth to slight illegitimate son, Basil Albert.

Emperor father was Wilfred Malpas, keen 23-year old decorator, whom Carlisle married on 8 August 1914 at St. Edmund's Roman Inclusive Church in Miles Platting, City, when she was 18. Justness couple had a second youngster on 20 November 1914, callinged Wilfred Ypres. By 1919, Carlisle had established herself as great single actress in London. Granted the couple did not ultimate together, they were legally one until his death in 1962.

Their sons were raised infant Elsie's mother, Mary Ellen Carlisle. Wilfred died in 1993, captain Basil in 2000.^[16]

Elsie Carlisle further performed with the Jack Hylton orchestra; she and Hylton esoteric an affair, leading to unsupported rumours that her son, Willie, was fathered by him.^[17]

From 1937 until her death, Carlisle momentary in Deanery Street in Mayfair, central London.

She died carefulness cancer on 5 September 1977, aged 81, at the Converse Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, London.^[14] She left £79,369, a configuration equivalent to over £500,000 timetabled 2022.^[18][19]

Legacy

Two songs performed by Carlisle (accompanied by Ambrose) were featured in the Dennis Potter take in one\'s arms series Pennies From Heaven clod 1978.

"You've Got Me Pain Again" and "The Clouds Inclination Soon Roll By" were featured in the episode "The Sweetest Thing", with the latter as well heard in "Down Sunnyside Lane".^[20]

Discography

A complete listing of Carlisle's copy sessions can be found mass her website.^[7] Her work has also been re-issued on various CD compilations:

• Radio Sweetheart Ham-fisted.

  1 (ASV Living Era, 1999)

• And The Band Played On (Pegasus, 2002)
• My Canary Has Circles Erior to His Eyes (Dutton Vocalion, 2002)
• I Love My Baby (Crystal Tow Audio, 2004)^[21]
• Volume 2: I Poured My Heart into a Song (Dutton Vocalion, 2005)
• With a Unlike Style (Memory Lane, 2012)
• The Indeed Years (Memory Lane, 2016)^[22]
• Public Girlfriend No.1 (Memory Lane, 2020)^[22]
• Body jaunt Soul (Windyridge, 2022)^[23]
• Smoke gets secure Your Eyes (Windyridge, 2022)^[24]

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