Bill Carlisle
Bill Carlisle
Top Songs
| 1 | Too Old to Cut the Mustard | ||
| 2 | No Help Wanted | ||
| 3 | Knothole | ||
| 4 | What Kind of Deal Is This | ||
| 5 | Wouldn't That Cock Your Pistol |
Albums
Jun 2020 • 25 songs
Oct 2016 • 12 songs
Oct 2016 • 11 songs
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Biography
Yodeling singer/songwriter/guitarist Bill Carlisle was the younger brother of popular 1930s country singer Cliff Carlisle. During the '30s, Bill established himself as an expert purveyor of racy, blues-tinged country songs, but during the '50s and '60s, he was best-known for his novelty songs as he and his family band, the Carlisles, became regulars on the Grand Ole Opry.
The brothers performed as part of a Carlisle family group on Louisville radio in the 1920s in an early manifestation of the barn-dance format. Brother Cliff gave Carlisle his start as a soloist in 1933 by le...