Elsie Carlisle

Elsie Carlisle (28 January 1896 – November 1977) was a popular English female singer during the British dance band era of the 1920s and 1930s, showcased in her nickname of "Radio Sweetheart Number One."^[1]

Originally from Manchester, Elsie recorded with many of the big dance bands of the time, including the well-regarded Ambrose Orchestra, and was hailed as one of its best singers.^[1] Her performance of "Home, James, and Don't Spare the Horses" with the orchestra may have helped popularize the term.^[2] Her other most well-known song may be "A Nightinghale Sang in Berkeley Square." She recorded very little after the beginning of the Second World War, and retired from the entertainment industry after about 1946. She lived from 1939 until her death in November 1977 in her house in Mayfair in central London.

Two songs performed by Elsie Carlisle (accompanied by Ambrose) were featured in the Dennis Potter television series Pennies From Heaven (1978).^[3] "You've Got Me Crying Again" and "The Clouds Will Soon Roll By" were featured in the episode "The Sweetest Thing", with "Clouds" also heard in "Down Sunnyside Lane".

References

External links

• "British Pathé Search: Elsie Carlisle - britishpathe.com". Retrieved 3 May 2012. 
• Elsie Carlisle at the Internet Movie Database
• Pennies From Heaven at the Internet Movie Database (1978)