Una Mae Carlisle
Una Mae Carlisle (born December 26, 1915 in Xenia , Ohio , † December 12, 1956 in New York ) was an American singer , songwriter and pianist of swing .
Life
Una Mae Carlisle was discovered by Fats Waller when she was a teenager, performing live and on the radio in Cincinnati . Carlisle's piano style was very much influenced by Waller, with whom she toured until 1934 and made her first records. She played in a boogie-woogie / stride style and underlined her performances with a lot of humor. She turned down a career as a dancer in the Cotton Club , initially working for Irving Mills as a sheet music copyist and occasionally wrote arrangements. She played as a soloist until 1937, before touring Europe with the Blackbirds Revue , recording with English musicians in London for Leonard Feather and with Danny Polo in Paris . In Paris she founded a jazz club and studied harmony at the Sorbonne .
In 1940 she returned to the United States due to the war. There Carlisle played a number of records as a band leader for Bluebird Records . In her band she had sidemen like Lester Young , Benny Carter , Al Casey , Everett Barksdale , Slam Stewart , Clyde Hart , Zutty Singleton and Harold Doc West (1939/40). She recorded with John Kirby's band in 1941/42. Her only hit in the Billboard Top 20 was in May 1941 with the song "Walking By the River". Her song I See a Million People , which she recorded with John Kirby, was also quite successful.
In connection with her producer and manager Joe Davis , numerous records were made, including a. with Ray Nance , Budd Johnson and Shadow Wilson . She also had success as a songwriter; Cab Calloway and Peggy Lee took over their songs. In the 1940s she had her own radio and television shows. In the early 1950s, the last recordings were made for Columbia Records with Don Redman . In 1952, illness forced her to withdraw from show business.
Discography (selection)
- The Complete Una Mae Carlisle 1940–1942 & John Kirby 1941–1942 (RCA)
literature
- Bielefeld catalog jazz. 2001.
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Linda Dahl: Stormy Weather. The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazzwomen. London: Quartet Books, 1984. ISBN 0-7043-2477-6
- Gerhard Klußmeier : Jazz in the Charts. Another view on jazz history. Liner notes and booklet for the 100 CD edition. Membrane International, ISBN 978-3-86735-062-4 .
Web links
- Website about Una Mae Carlisle
- Una Mae Carlisle at Allmusic (English)
- Biography and discography on rockabilly.nl
- American fansite
Remarks
- ↑ with Young she recorded titles such as " Blitzkrieg Baby (You Can't Bomb Me) ", " Beautiful Eyes ", " There'll Be Some Chamges Made " and " It's Sad But True " in 1941; see. Bielefeld catalog jazz. 2001
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carlisle, Una Mae |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer, songwriter and swing pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Xenia , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1956 |
| Place of death | new York |