Una Mae Carlisle (December 26, 1915 – November 7, 1956)[1] was an American jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter.

In 1932, while she was still in her teens, Fats Waller discovered Carlisle while she worked as a local Cincinnati, Ohio, performer live and on radio.

Her records under Davis included performances from Ray Nance, Budd Johnson, and Shadow Wilson.

Her 1941 song "Walkin' By The River" made her "the first black woman to have a composition appear on a Billboard chart".

[citation needed] Carlisle was married to Johnnie Bradford, a former merchant marine.