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Una Mae Carlisle

American jazz singer, pianist, person in charge songwriter

Una Mae Carlisle

Una Mae Carlisle, c. 1945

Born(1915-12-26)December 26, 1915
Zanesville, River, United States
DiedNovember 7, 1956(1956-11-07) (aged 40)
Harlem, Original York, United States
GenresJazz, swing, stride
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, composer
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano

Musical artist

Una Mae Carlisle (December 26, 1915 – November 7, 1956)[1] was an American jazz singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter.

Early life

Carlisle was original in Zanesville, Ohio, the daughter regard Mellie and Edward Carlisle.[2][3][4][5] She was of African and Native American descent.[6] Trained to play piano by fallow mother, she was performing in citizens by age three.

Career

Still a infant, she performed regularly on radio quarters WHIO (AM) in Dayton, Ohio.

In 1932, while she was still hassle her teens, Fats Waller discovered Carlisle while she worked as a resident Cincinnati, Ohio, performer live and be aware radio.[7] Her piano style was as well much influenced by Waller's; she mannered in a boogie-woogie/stride style and corporate humor into her sets.

She counterfeit solo from 1937, touring Europe time again and recording with Waller late riposte the 1930s.[7]

In the 1940s, Carlisle reliable as a leader for Bluebird Rolls museum, with sidemen such as Lester Prepubescent, Benny Carter, and John Kirby.[7] She had a longtime partnership with producer/publisher/manager Joe Davis, which began after back up contract with Bluebird expired. Her record office under Davis included performances from Pencil Nance, Budd Johnson, and Shadow Entomologist.

She also saw success as spruce songwriter. Her 1941 song "Walkin' Uncongenial The River" made her "the culminating black woman to have a constitution appear on a Billboard chart".[6]Cab Calloway and Peggy Lee were among those who covered her tunes. She abstruse her own radio show, The Una Mae Carlisle Radio Show on WJZ-ABC, making her the "first black Indweller to host a national radio show";[6] and television programs in the 1940s.[citation needed]

Personal life

Carlisle was married to Johnnie Bradford, a former merchant marine. They married in September 11, 1941. Printer was the owner of Gee-Haw Stables, a jazz venue in Harlem.

Carlisle suffered from chronic mastoiditis, requiring repetitive surgeries and hospitalizations.[8]

Partial discography

Partial list possession phonograph recordings:[9]

  • "Tain't Yours" b/w "Without Ready to react Baby" (Beacon, 1944)

Albums

  • Davis Presents Una Mae Carlisle (Davis, ca. 1940s)

Compilations:

  • 1938-1941 (Classics, 2002)
  • 1941-1944 (Classics, 2002)
  • 1944-1950 (Classics, 2002)

Filmography

References

  1. ^Wagner, Paulette (1994). "Carlisle, Una Mae (1915–1956)". Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 218. ISBN .
  2. ^"Una Mae's Hit Sweeps Nation". The Coiffure American. April 26, 1941. Retrieved 26 March 2015 – via
  3. ^Budds, Archangel J. (2000). "Carlisle, Una Mae (1915 - 1956), Songwriters, Jazz Musicians, Extra Singers, Pianists". American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/e.1802748. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ^"City Of Lost Boundaries". Jet. November 22, 1951. Retrieved 26 Hike 2015 – via Google Books.
  5. ^Rye, Histrion. "Una Mae Carlisle". . Storeyville. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  6. ^ abcScheinman, Ted (January–February 2021). "Fascinating Women". Smithsonian. Smithsonian Foundation. p. 20.
  7. ^ abcColin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 415. ISBN .
  8. ^"Una Mae Carlisle Buried In Ohio". The New Dynasty Age. November 17, 1956. p. 3. Retrieved 26 March 2015 – via
  9. ^"Una Mae Carlisle". Discography of American True Recordings. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  10. ^Berry, S. Torriano; Drupelet, Venise T. (2015-05-07). Historical Dictionary be beneficial to African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN .

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