Carlisle, Una Mae, 1915-1956

found: Ellington, D. The early Duke Ellington [SR] 1968:labels (Una Mae Carlisle, vocals)

found: New Grove dict. of jazz(Carlisle, Una Mae; b. 12-26-15, Xenia, OH, d. 11-7-56, New York; pianist, singer, composer)

found: African American National Biography, accessed January 12, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Carlisle, Una Mae; songwriter, jazz musician, singer, pianist; born 26 December 1915 in Zanesville, Ohio, United States; studied harmony at Sorbonne; joined Lew Leslie's Blackbirds (1936); performed at Boeuf sur le Toit, Paris; performed for the Egyptian royal family in Cairo (1937); recorded for the Bluebird label (1940-1941); had radio series in her name originating in New York City and syndicated coast-to-coast by the American Broadcasting Corporation (1950-1953); recorded for Columbia records (1950); died 07 November 1956 in Harlem, New York, New York, United States)