Elsie Carlisle

Elsie Carlisle was beyond a doubt the most popular radio performer in England in the '30s. Proof is even available in the form of her nickname, "Radio Sweetheart Number One." She was a slightly small, unassuming performer who in some ways crystalized the idea of the blonde flapper, an image also utilized by American big band vocalists such asAnnette Hanshaw and Ruth Etting. Comparisons to other ...more