Ray Noble

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. 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", and his signature tune, "The Very Thought of 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 17, 1903 (Brighton), Died April 3, 1978 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, composer, songwriter, lyricist, conductor, arranger, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 248 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-51103	10-in.	3/29/1929	Nobody's fault but your own	Bernie Cummins ; New York Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-58988	10-in.	8/25/1932	Viver, iri e, amar	New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Re-recording : Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	65439	10-in.	5/10/1932	Boa noite querida	Castro Barbosa	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BAVE-66691	10-in.	Spring 1932	Buenas noche, querida	Orquesta Típica Ciriaquito	Instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BAVE-66692	10-in.	Spring 1932	Buenas noche, querida	Libertad Lamarque	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BVE-67572	10-in.	9/29/1931	Good-night, sweetheart	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBVE-68344	10-in.	3/2/1932	I found you	Ted Dahl Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBVE-68356	10-in.	5/11/1932	(In the gloaming) By the fireside	Donald Novis	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BRC-70282	10-in.	10/9/1931	Good night sweetheart	Russ Columbo	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	LBVE-70635	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	12/1/1931	Popular selections	Mildred Bailey ; Jack Fulton ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Romancers	Jazz/dance band, with female and male vocal solos and male vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BRC-70996	10-in.	12/22/1931	Buenas noches	Virgilio Raben	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BRC-71915	10-in.	3/4/1932	(In the gloaming) By the fireside	Bob Borger ; George Olsen and his Music ; Ethel Shutta	Jazz/dance band, with recitation and male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BRC-71916	10-in.	3/4/1932	Al anochecer	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-77622	10-in.	9/6/1933	Love is the sweetest thing	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-78089	10-in.	10/5/1933	Love is the sweetest thing	Conrad Thibault	Baritone vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-80639	10-in.	6/18/1934	The very thought of you	King Harvey ; Red Nichols ; Pennies	Jazz/dance band	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-84232	10-in.	9/7/1934	It's all forgotten now	Sam Robbins Orchestra ; Sydney Schiff	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-87358	10-in.	1/12/1935	Blue moon	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director, arranger
Victor	BS-87359	10-in.	1/12/1935	In a blue and pensive mood	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	arranger, director
Victor	BS-87360	10-in.	1/12/1935	A little white gardenia	Al Bowlly	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-87361	10-in.	1/12/1935	You and the night and the music	Al Bowlly	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-87496	10-in.	2/9/1935	Soon	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-87497	10-in.	2/9/1935	Clouds	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-87498	10-in.	2/9/1935	Down by the river	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-87499	10-in.	2/9/1935	Sonny's little lullaby	Ray Noble Orchestra ; Sally Schermerhorn	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director, lyricist, composer

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Noble, Ray," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102805.

Noble, Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102805.

"Noble, Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.