Rosalie Allen
Rosalie Allen (born Julie Marlene Bedra; June 27, 1924 – September 23, 2003) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, columnist and television and radio host who was noted for her yodeling. She was known as the Queen of Yodeling, and was the first woman inducted into the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 27, 1924 (Old Forge, Lackawanna County), Died September 24, 2003 (Van Nuys)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter, leader, guitar, string bass
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E0VB-3833 | 10-in. | 3/2/1950 | Green as grass | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-3834 | 10-in. | 3/2/1950 | Choc'late ice cream cone | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-3835 | 10-in. | 3/2/1950 | My dolly has a broken heart | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-3836 | 10-in. | 3/2/1950 | I wanna sit | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-3913 | 10-in. | 3/17/1950 | Tell her you love her | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-3914 | 10-in. | 3/17/1950 | Written guarantee | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-4632 | 10-in. | 5/18/1950 | Ashes of roses | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with recitation and string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-4633 | 10-in. | 5/18/1950 | Cotton candy and a toy balloon | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band and sound effects | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-5684 | 10-in. | 9/27/1950 | Tomorrow you'll be married | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-5685 | 10-in. | 9/27/1950 | A little bit blue | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-5686 | 10-in. | 9/27/1950 | You missed your chance last night (my darling) | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-5687 | 10-in. | 9/27/1950 | Mockin' bird hill | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-5818 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | Station L-O-V-E signing off | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-5819 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | One and one is two, baby | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-5820 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | I've got the craziest feeling | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-5821 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | Cranberry kisses and strawberry hugs | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-5830 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Let's sail away to heaven | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-5831 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | It is no secret | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E1VB-2024 | 10-in. | 4/23/1951 | Just a sailor's sweetheart | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E1VB-2025 | 10-in. | 4/23/1951 | Somebody | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D4CC-0401-a | 12-in. | 8/22/1944 | The heartsick blues | Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts | Male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D4CC-0401-b | 12-in. | 8/22/1944 | Don't dog me around | Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts | Male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D5AB-0419 | 10-in. | 6/19/1945 | Colin Kelly, will you tell the boys up yonder | Buchanan Brothers | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2277 | 10-in. | 6/4/1946 | Guitar polka (old Monterey) | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Boys | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D6VB-2278 | 10-in. | 6/4/1946 | I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Boys | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D6VB-2928 | 10-in. | 9/25/1946 | I'll never grieve (oh no, oh no) | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D6VB-2929 | 10-in. | 9/25/1946 | Po' folks (all the time) | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D6VB-3038 | 10-in. | 10/9/1946 | Cowpuncher's waltz | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D6VB-3039 | 10-in. | 10/9/1946 | Me go where you go, amigo | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D6VB-3040 | 10-in. | 10/9/1946 | Rose of the Alamo | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D6VB-3041 | 10-in. | 10/9/1946 | I can't tell that lie to my heart | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0668 | 10-in. | 3/18/1947 | Hitler lives | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0669 | 10-in. | 3/18/1947 | On silver wings to San Antone | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0986 | 10-in. | 6/18/1947 | Spanish polka | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0987 | 10-in. | 6/18/1947 | Believe me, I'll be leaving you | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0988 | 10-in. | 6/18/1947 | If I'd only been true to you | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0989 | 10-in. | 6/18/1947 | Mountain polka | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2000 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | Never trust a man | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2001 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | Wide, rollin' plains | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2002 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | The ding dong polka | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | String band, with female vocal solo, yodeling, drums and accordion | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2003 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | Take it back and change it for a boy | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2263 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | I met the cutest fellow in Pocatello | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2265 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | You ain't where you come from now | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2334 | 10-in. | 12/4/1947 | Tomorrow's just another day to cry | Ernie Lee ; Midwesterners (Ernie Lee) | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2850 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | He lived in Texas (and she lived in Arkansas) | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders ; Billy Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2851 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | Whoa sailor | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders ; Billy Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2852 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | I'd rather be a cowgirl | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2853 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | Aha! San Antone | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1360 | 10-in. | 4/22/1949 | Yodel boogie | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band and yodeling | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1361 | 10-in. | 4/22/1949 | Square dance polka | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band, piano and accordion | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-1362 | 10-in. | 4/22/1949 | Mama, what'll I do? | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band, piano and accordion | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1373 | 10-in. | 4/26/1949 | Swiss lullaby | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band and yodeling | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1374 | 10-in. | 4/26/1949 | Tennessee yodel polka | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band and yodeling | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1376 | 10-in. | 4/26/1949 | Yodeling bird | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1835 | 10-in. | 7/14/1949 | Give me some sugar, sugar baby | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Three Suns | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1836 | 10-in. | 7/14/1949 | Soft lips | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Three Suns | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-2445 | 10-in. | 10/26/1949 | Acres of diamonds (mountains of gold) | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-2446 | 10-in. | 10/26/1949 | Prairieland polka | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-2785 | 10-in. | 12/16/1949 | Quicksilver | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-2786 | 10-in. | 12/16/1949 | The yodel blues | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band and yodeling | vocalist | |
| Columbia | HCO1647 | 10-in. | 1/11/1946 | You're not my darlin' anymore | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | C4430 | 10-in. | 8/2/1945 | I think I'll go home and cry | Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allen, Rosalie," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108059.
Allen, Rosalie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108059.
"Allen, Rosalie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Allen, Rosalie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94042020
Wikidata: Rosalie Allen - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7367183
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/120739717
MusicBrainz: Rosalie Allen - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/254a89db-1256-4bf8-a397-a835ff381ae5
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