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 76-100 of 248 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-02159	10-in.	10/16/1936	Now	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-02160	10-in.	10/16/1936	Little old lady	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-02161	10-in.	10/16/1936	There's something in the air	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-02162	10-in.	10/16/1936	Where the lazy river goes by	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-03886	10-in.	1/5/1937	To love you and to lose you	Howard Barrie ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-03887	10-in.	1/5/1937	Long as you have your health	Merry Macs ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio	director
Victor	BS-03888	10-in.	1/5/1937	Slumming on Park Avenue	Merry Macs ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble and talk	director
Victor	BS-03889	10-in.	1/5/1937	I've got my love to keep me warm	Howard Barrie ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-022921	10-in.	4/27/1938	I hadn't anyone 'til you	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-023408	10-in.	5/18/1938	I hadn't anyone 'till you	Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-032924	10-in.	3/8/1939	You're so desirable	Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-032957	10-in.	3/12/1939	You're so desirable	Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-038276	10-in.	7/17/1939	Cherokee	Charlie Barnet Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-043923	10-in.	11/27/1939	Love is the sweetest thing	Ziggy Elman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-045784	10-in.	12/20/1939	I hadn't anyone till you	Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-046058	10-in.	1/3/1940	Comanche war dance	Charlie Barnet Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-056485	10-in.	10/14/1940	Isola bella (that little Swiss isle)	Bob Carroll ; Charlie Barnet Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-057386	10-in.	11/12/1940	Isola bella	Kaydets ; Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal trio	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-057657	10-in.	11/19/1940	The very thought of you	Benny Carter Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-061918	10-in.	11/21/1941	Not a star in sight	Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Alyce King	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-063804	10-in.	4/23/1941	Cherokee	Deep River Boys	Male vocal quartet, with piano and drums	composer
Victor	BS-064945	10-in.	9/29/1941	The very thought of you	Joe Reichman	Piano solo, with jazz/dance instrumental trio	composer
Victor	D4VB-0412	10-in.	11/12/1944	The very thought of you	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D6VB-1877	10-in.	5/14/1946	Good night sweetheart	Mel Henke	Piano solo, with string bass	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-3407	10-in.	12/11/1946	Cherokee	Herbie Fields Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 76-100 of 248 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Noble, Ray," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102805.

Noble, Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102805.

"Noble, Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.