Autographs of 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.
Elsie was born in Manchester to parents James Carlisle and Mary Ellen Carlisle (née Cottingham). As a child, Elsie's mother paid for her to have singing lessons. At the age of nine, she was appearing on stage in her native Manchester and nearby Cheshire. A 1912 review of a performance in Bedminster, Bristol, described Carlisle as a "lively comedienne and graceful dancer."
Carlisle's earliest known recording was a test for the Gramophone Company, made in Hayes, Middlesex, in 1918. However, it was not until 1926 that she made her first commercially released recordings. On her earliest sessions, she was accompanied by Carroll Gibbons on piano, and began recording vocals for dance bands in 1929; she sang with several of the biggest dance bands of the era, including the famous Ambrose orchestra. Carlisle was also backed by Ambrose when she performed solo, and duetted with Sam Browne, being hailed as one of the band's best singers.
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Traded items with a signature of Elsie Carlisle
The most expensive item with a signature of Elsie Carlisle (Dance band singer Elsie Carlisle. Signed photograph) was sold in August 2013 for £77.01 while the cheapest item (Elsie Carlisle, Bill Campbell vintage signed page AFTAL) found a new owner for £0.99 in June 2015. The month with the most items sold (3) was December 2013 with an average selling price of £7.05 for an autographed item of Elsie Carlisle. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2013 with £77.01 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was October 2012. In average, an autographed item from Elsie Carlisle is worth £6.80.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Elsie Carlisle were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | AUTOGRAPHED POSTCARD. ELSIE CARLISLE 1920s-30s DANCE BAND SINGER. | £6.54 |  |
| AUTOGRAPHED POSTCARD. ELSIE CARLISLE 1920s-30s DANCE BAND SINGER. | £6.54 | |
| ELSIE CARLISLE (1896-1977) Dance Band Era Singer Signed pic | £6.00 | |
| ELSIE CARLISLE (1896-1977) Dance Band Era Singer Signed pic | £6.00 | |
| ELSIE CARLISLE (1896-1977) Vintage Dance Band Singer Signed pic | £4.92 | |
| ELSIE CARLISLE (1896-1977) Vintage Dance Band Singer Signed pic | £4.92 | |
| Elsie Carlisle Autograph | £1.00 | |
| Elsie Carlisle Autograph | £1.00 | |
| Elsie Carlisle Autograph on postcard size. | £14.99 | |
| Elsie Carlisle Autograph on postcard size. | £14.99 | |
| ELSIE CARLISLE Dance Band Singer 20s-30s `Idol of the Radio Signed Vintage PIC | £6.55 | |
| Elsie Carlisle signed photo postcard nicknamed 'Radio sweetheart Number One' | £30.00 | |
| Elsie Carlisle signed photo postcard nicknamed 'Radio sweetheart Number One' | £30.00 | |
| Vintage Elsie Carlisle signed photo card, Radio Sweetheart No.1 | £10.00 | |
| Vintage Elsie Carlisle signed photo card, Radio Sweetheart No.1 | £10.00 | |
