Alis Lesley (born Alice Lesley; April 20, 1938) is an American rockabilly singer, once billed as "the female Elvis Presley." She was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Her family later moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where she attended Phoenix Junior College. She majored in television and radio, and began singing rockabilly while a student.
She was discovered by Kathryn Godfrey, a popular Phoenix television personality and the sister of Arthur Godfrey. With Ms. Godfrey's help, Lesley became a local favorite following her appearances on television station KTVK and in local night clubs. Lesley achieved brief national celebrity with the 1957 release of her Era single, "He Will Come Back to Me" b/w "Heartbreak Harry" (Era Records 45-1034).
Lesley's stage persona as "The Female Elvis Presley" included a guitar slung around her neck, greased-back hair, and combed-down sideburns.She toured Australia in October 1957 with Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, and Johnny O'Keefe.
Following appearances in Quebec in 1959, the historical record on Alis Lesley ends. She seems to have granted only one very brief interview since then: excerpts of it appeared in 2002 in the liner notes of Bear Family’s Memphis Belles: The Women of Sun Records.
