Elsie Carlisle

Elizabeth 'Elsie' Carlisle (28 January 1896 – 5 September 1977) was an English female singer both before and during the British dance band era of the 1920s and 1930s, nicknamed "Radio Sweetheart Number One"; according to AllMusic, she was "beyond a doubt the most popular radio performer in England in the '30s." Carlisle has also been described as "British radio's first woman crooner". She was prolific in the recording studio, and cut over 300 sides between 1926 and 1942.

Birth and Death Data: Born Manchester (city in Greater Manchester, England), Died September 5, 1977 (Mayfair (area of central London, England) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Gramophone	0B3048	10-in.	3/18/1932	Won't you come home, Bill Bailey	Ambrose Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carlisle, Elsie," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106002.

Carlisle, Elsie. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106002.

"Carlisle, Elsie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.