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Ray Noble
Ray Noble and his orchestra in 1935
Background information
Birth name
Raymond Stanley Noble
Born
(1903-12-17)17 December 1903 Brighton, Sussex, England
Origin
Royal Academy of Music
Died
2 April 1978(1978-04-02) (aged 74) London, England
Genres
Jazz, big band
Occupations
Bandleader
composer
arranger
comedian
actor
Instruments
Piano
Years active
1929-?
Labels
RCA Victor
Musical artist
Raymond Stanley Noble (17 December 1903 – 3 April 1978) was an English jazz and big band musician, who was a bandleader, composer and arranger, as well as a radio host, television and film comedian and actor; he also performed in the United States. He is best known for his signature tune, "The Very Thought of You".
Noble wrote both lyrics and music for many popular songs during the British dance band era, known as the "Golden Age of British music", notably for his longtime friend and associate Al Bowlly, including "Love Is the Sweetest Thing", "Cherokee", "The Touch of Your Lips", "I Hadn't Anyone Till You". Noble played a radio comedian opposite American ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's stage act of Mortimer Snerd and Charlie McCarthy, and American comedy duo Burns and Allen, later transferring these roles from radio to TV and popular films.
The American RayNoble band had a successful run at the Rainbow Room in New York City with Bowlly as principal vocalist. Although Noble was not a singer...
recorded and published in 1934 with music and lyrics by RayNoble. The song was first recorded by RayNoble and His Orchestra with Al Bowlly on vocals for HMV...
written by Earle Hagen (music) and Dick Rogers (lyrics) in 1939 for the RayNoble orchestra, of which they were members. The song was chosen by the big-band...
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leader and singer RayNoble. Using guest vocalist Al Bowlly, Noble's recording was a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic, bringing Noble his first American...
and Harry M. Woods. It was first recorded on December 8, 1932, by the RayNoble Orchestra, with vocals by Val Rosing. Another version, also recorded in...
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stylish restaurant on Piccadilly in London, and later with bandleader RayNoble in November 1930. During the next four years, he recorded over 500 songs...
was written). Bowlly made recordings with both RayNoble's and Roy Fox's orchestras. In 1949, Noble's 1931 recording was reissued, with Bowlly's original...
the US were by Glenn Miller, RayNoble, Guy Lombardo and Sammy Kaye. The Glenn Miller recording (Bluebird 10931) with a Ray Eberle vocal was made in New...
Doll" – The Mills Brothers "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" – Al Bowlly with The RayNoble Orchestra "Lili Marlene" – Lale Andersen "I Get Along Without You Very...
Force Band and a member of big bands led by Bob Crosby, Ben Pollack, and RayNoble. After World War II, he moved to Los Angeles. His friend Jack Webb was...
bandleader RayNoble, developing the arrangement of lead clarinet over four saxophones that became a characteristic of his big band. Members of the Noble band...
extra by RayNoble "for working on The Big Broadcast of 1936, so that Glenn's total weekly pay" was $356. The screen appearance of the RayNoble orchestra...
departs from the circle of fifths. Jerome Kern, "All the Things You Are" RayNoble, "Cherokee." Many jazz musicians have found this particularly challenging...
Pepper, 1953) Very Early (Bill Evans, 1962) The Very Thought of You (RayNoble, 1934) La Vie en rose (Louiguy and Édith Piaf, 1947) Vilia (Es lebt' eine...
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