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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 248 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-88963	10-in.	5/10/1935	Paris in spring	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-88964	10-in.	5/10/1935	Bon jour mam'selle	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-88965	10-in.	5/10/1935	'Way down yonder in New Orleans	Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-88966	10-in.	5/10/1935	Chinatown, my Chinatown	Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-89300	10-in.	3/9/1935	El relicario	Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-89301	10-in.	3/9/1935	Flowers for Madame	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-89302	10-in.	3/9/1935	Allah's holiday	Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-89327	10-in.	3/15/1935	My melancholy baby	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director, arranger
Victor	BS-89328	10-in.	3/15/1935	Ev'rything's been done before	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director, arranger
Victor	BS-89329	10-in.	3/15/1935	You opened my eyes	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director, arranger
Victor	BS-89330	10-in.	3/15/1935	Basin Street blues	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director, arranger
Victor	BS-92229	10-in.	6/8/1935	Top hat	Al Bowlly ; The Freshmen ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-92230	10-in.	6/8/1935	Let's swing it	The Freshmen ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-92231	10-in.	6/10/1935	Piccolino	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-92232	10-in.	6/10/1935	St. Louis blues	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-92747	10-in.	7/20/1935	Why dream?	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-92748	10-in.	7/20/1935	Double trouble	The Freshmen ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-92749	10-in.	7/20/1935	Why stars come out at night	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-92750	10-in.	7/20/1935	I wished on the moon	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-92903	10-in.	8/1/1935	Why stars come out at night	Bill Staffon Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-95042	10-in.	9/18/1935	Roll along prairie moon	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-95043	10-in.	9/18/1935	Red sails in the sunset	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director, arranger
Victor	BS-95190	10-in.	10/9/1935	Bugle call rag	Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-95191	10-in.	10/9/1935	Dinah	Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-98063	10-in.	11/14/1935	Life begins at sweet sixteen	The Freshmen ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	director

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Noble, Ray," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102805.

Noble, Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102805.

"Noble, Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.