Rosalie Allen
1993 WMA Hall of Fame Member

After winning numerous talent contests and appearing on radio in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Rosalie (a native of Old Forge) was signed to appear with "Denver Darling's Swing Billies" on WNEW, New York, in 1943. Being associated with the group which included Zeke Manners and Elton Britt was a break in itself, as Rosalie eventually signed with RCA Victor records - her first release being another hit of the Patsy Montana classic "I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart," which preceded Rosalie's recording by about ten years. RCA teamed Rosalie with Elton Britt in the late forties and their number of hits was monumental. "Quicksilver," "Mocking Bird Hill," "It Is No Secret," "Beyond the Sunset," and "Tennessee Yodel Polka" are just a few that come to mind.

From 1945 through 1956 her "Prairie Stars" program was heard two hours a night, six nights a week (prime time) over WOV, New York. In 1951 Western Life magazine voted her the "Best Country & Western Disc-Jockey in America." In 1968 Rosalie's performance with Elton Britt at the Hotel Taft's Nashville Room in New York City drew SRO crowds, leading to their being the first (and possibly only) act to be held over at the New York landmark.