Rosalie Allen (born Julie Marlene Bedra; June 27, 1924 – September 23, 2003) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, columnist and television and radio host who was noted for her yodeling. She was known as the Queen of Yodeling and was the first woman inducted into the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame.
Allen grew up the daughter of a Polish immigrant miner The half-hour program, Prairie Stars on WOV in New York,
In the 1940s, she ran a country western record shop called Rosalie Allen's Hillbilly Music Center on West 54th Street in New York City, one of the first record stores in the United States to exclusively sell country music.
In 1949, she appeared in the New York City-based music program series Village Barn.
She released a number of albums including Rodeo in 1959.
Her final album was The Queen Of The Yodelers, released in 1983.
Personal life and death
Allen retired to Alabama to start a family in the 1950s. She gave birth to one daughter.
Legacy
In 1999, Allen's work in radio was recognized and she was the first woman inducted into the Country Music D J Hall of Fame.