Elsie Carlisle – Home James and don’t spare the horses

Elsie Carlisle (January 28, 1896 – 1977) was a popular English female singer. Originally from Manchester, Elsie became extremely popular during the 1920s and 30s, recording with many of the big dance bands of the time, as well as solo. She recorded very little after the beginning of the Second World War, and retired from the entertainment industry after about 1946. Her business involvements included interests in ballroom dancing venues in south London, a company manufacturing bar accessories, a pub in central London and a Hotel/pub in Berkshire. She lived from 1939 until her death in November 1977 in her house in Mayfair in Central London. Ambrose Mayfair Hotel Orchestra : A popular traditional and swing big band during its time, the British Ambrose Orchestra has in time become a stopping point for musical travelers interested in the madcap, exotic big band world of cartoon composers such as Raymond Scott. One of several European bands that were influenced by Scott’s music, the Ambrose Orchestra recorded prolifically in the 20’s and 30’s, with most of the group’s material available on intelligently organized CD reissues. The group was formed by Bert Ambrose, a violinist and arranger who first came to prominence as the music director at the Club de Vingt in New York from 1917 to 1920, and at Clover Gardens in 1922. He began recording for Columbia in 1923 with the first versions of an orchestra under his own leadership. This relationship continued through the end of the …
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