Aug 10, 2018 Suggested Edit:
Daughter of Edward Carlisle and Mellie Hough Carlisle, she grew up in Jamestown, Green County, Ohio. She began performing publicly at age 3 and had a regular role on at radio program on WHIO in Dayton from the age of 5. In 1932 she was disovered by Fats Waller while she was performing on her own radio show on WLW in Cincinnati. She composed most of her own music. In 1936 she began a solo tour of Europe that lasted 3 and a half years. She was rescued out of Europe on the SS St John, one of the boats dispatched to France to bring home stranded Americans in Europe. In the 1940s she recorded on Bluebird records, creating such hits as "Walking by the River," "It Ain't Like That," "Oh I'm Evil," and "I'm a Good Good Woman." Una (pronouced You Na) performed througout her career with Fats Waller. In 1941 she married marine merchant, musician, night club owner Johnnie Bradford. They were both murdered in 1943. Following the murder Una's sister,
Belle took over her career using her name until
retirement in 1954.
Contributor: Fek Neim
Daughter of Edward Carlisle and Mellie Hough Carlisle, she grew up in Jamestown, Green County, Ohio. She began performing publicly at age 3 and had a regular role on at radio program on WHIO in Dayton from the age of 5. In 1932 she was disovered by Fats Waller while she was performing on her own radio show on WLW in Cincinnati. She composed most of her own music. In 1936 she began a solo tour of Europe that lasted 3 and a half years. She was rescued out of Europe on the SS St John, one of the boats dispatched to France to bring home stranded Americans in Europe. In the 1940s she recorded on Bluebird records, creating such hits as "Walking by the River," "It Ain't Like That," "Oh I'm Evil," and "I'm a Good Good Woman." Una (pronouced You Na) performed througout her career with Fats Waller. In 1941 she married marine merchant, musician, night club owner Johnnie Bradford. They were both murdered in 1943. Following the murder Una's sister,
Belle took over her career using her name until
retirement in 1954.
Contributor: Fek Neim
Aug 10, 2018 Suggested Edit:
Daughter of Edward Carlisle and Mellie Hough Carlisle, she grew up in Jamestown, Green County, Ohio. She began performing publicly at age 3 and had a regular role on at radio program on WHIO in Dayton from the age of 5. In 1932 she was disovered by Fats Waller while she was performing on her own radio show on WLW in Cincinnati. She composed most of her own music. In 1936 she began a solo tour of Europe that lasted 3 and a half years. She was rescued out of Europe on the SS St John, one of the boats dispatched to France to bring home stranded Americans in Europe. In the 1940s she recorded on Bluebird records, creating such hits as "Walking by the River," "It Ain't Like That," "Oh I'm Evil," and "I'm a Good Good Woman." Una (pronouced You Na) performed througout her career with Fats Waller. In 1941 she married marine merchant, musician, night club owner Johnnie Bradford. They were both murdered in 1943. Following the murder Una's sister,
Belle took over her career using her name until
retirement in 1954.
Contributor: Fek Neim
Daughter of Edward Carlisle and Mellie Hough Carlisle, she grew up in Jamestown, Green County, Ohio. She began performing publicly at age 3 and had a regular role on at radio program on WHIO in Dayton from the age of 5. In 1932 she was disovered by Fats Waller while she was performing on her own radio show on WLW in Cincinnati. She composed most of her own music. In 1936 she began a solo tour of Europe that lasted 3 and a half years. She was rescued out of Europe on the SS St John, one of the boats dispatched to France to bring home stranded Americans in Europe. In the 1940s she recorded on Bluebird records, creating such hits as "Walking by the River," "It Ain't Like That," "Oh I'm Evil," and "I'm a Good Good Woman." Una (pronouced You Na) performed througout her career with Fats Waller. In 1941 she married marine merchant, musician, night club owner Johnnie Bradford. They were both murdered in 1943. Following the murder Una's sister,
Belle took over her career using her name until
retirement in 1954.
Contributor: Fek Neim
