Noble Sissle

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Noble Sissle

Noble Lee Sissle (July 10, 1889 – December 17, 1975) was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical Shuffle Along (1921), and its hit song "I'm Just Wild About Harry".

Birth and Death Data: Born July 10, 1889 (Indianapolis), Died December 17, 1975 (Tampa)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, leader, lyricist, songwriter, composer

Notes: Described in Laird/Rust as a baritone.

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-27975	10-in.	5/25/1923	Waitin' for the evenin' mail (sitting on the inside, lookin' at the outside)	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-27976	10-in.	5/25/1923	Down-hearted blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-28383	10-in.	8/17/1923	Don't love me blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-28387	10-in.	8/17/1923	Dear li'l pal	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29188	10-in.	1/8/1924	Sweet Henry (The pride of Tennessee)	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29189	10-in.	1/8/1924	Old fashioned love	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29585	10-in.	3/7/1924	Manda	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29586	10-in.	3/7/1924	Jassamine Lane	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29587	10-in.	3/7/1924	Dixie moon	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-30683	10-in.	8/27/1924	Manda	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano and cornet	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-30684	10-in.	8/27/1924	Fate is the slave of love	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano and cornet	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BRC-72554	10-in.	5/9/1932	Hello, sweetheart, hello!	Jack Denny ; Frank Luther ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-75978	10-in.	7/29/1933	Yeah man	King's Jesters	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-1064	10-in.	6/11/1945	That's the stuff ya gotta watch	Tony Pastor ; Tony Pastor Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-09-03]	Not documented	4/9/1920	Good night Angeline	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-09-04]	Not documented	4/9/1920	Simply full of jazz	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-15-01]	Not documented	4/15/1920	Affectionate Dan	Florence Emory	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-15-02]	Not documented	4/15/1920	Gee, I wish I had someone to rock me [in a cradle of love]	Florence Emory	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1922-04-01-04]	10-in.	4/1/1922	Raisor Jim	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1922-04-25-01]	Not documented	4/25/1922	Mirandy, that gal o'mine	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-17-03]	10-in.	5/17/1923	Low down blues	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-17-04]	10-in.	5/17/1923	Everybody struttin' now	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-17-05]	10-in.	5/17/1923	Honeysuckle time	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	78874	10-in.	12/20/1919	Good-night, Angeline	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	79919	10-in.	6/30/1921	Shuffle along	Mary Stafford	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	79938	10-in.	7/13/1921	Daddy, won't you please come home?	Southern Negro Quartette	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	songwriter
Columbia	80015	10-in.	10/4/1921	Love will find a way	Edwin Dale	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	S-7026	10-in.	ca. Sept. 1919	Goodnight, Angeline	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	S-7690	10-in.	Nov. 1920	Great camp meeting	Southland Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal ensemble, unaccompanied	lyricist
OKeh	S-7905	10-in.	May 1921	I'm craving for that kind of love	Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn ; Gertrude Saunders	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
OKeh	o-8228	10-in.	ca. Nov. 1921	Gypsy blues	Joseph Samuels Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	8740	10-in.	Aug. 1924	Low down blues	Annie Summerford	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
OKeh	S-70244	10-in.	Oct. 1921	Gypsy blues	Harmonists ; Julius Lenzberg	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-70351	10-in.	12/5/1921	Bandana days	Harmony Eight ; James P. Johnson	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	74284	10-in.	8/17/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	74285		8/17/1926	Ukulele lullaby	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W80394	10-in.	2/5/1927	'Deed I do	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W80395	10-in.	2/5/1927	You know—I know, ev'rything's made for love	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W80396	10-in.	2/5/1927	Crazy blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W80397	10-in.	2/5/1927	Pickaninny shoes	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter
OKeh	W81073	10-in.	5/10/1927	Slow river	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W81074	10-in.	5/10/1927	Home (Cradle of happiness)	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W81171	10-in.	7/15/1927	Sometimes I'm happy	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W81172	10-in.	7/15/1927	Hallelujah!	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W81226	10-in.	8/15/1927	(Here am I) Broken-hearted	Rube Bloom ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W81227	10-in.	8/15/1927	Just once again	Rube Bloom ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W81246	10-in.	8/17/1927	Give me a night in June	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with clarinet and piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W81247	10-in.	8/17/1927	Are you happy?	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W81420	10-in.	9/6/1927	Sweetheart memories	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W81421	10-in.	9/6/1927	Who's that knockin' at my door?	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W81422	10-in.	9/7/1927	Kentucky babe	Lee White	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W81423	10-in.	9/7/1927	Lindy Lou (By the watermelon vine)	Lee White	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	6414-6416	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1921	Love will find a way	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	8154-8155	10-in.	approximately May 1922	Serenade blues	Oriole Terrace Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	8442-8444	10-in.	approximately July 1922	I'm just wild about Harry	Marion Harris ; Isham Jones Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	E36120	10-in.	2/24/1931	Got the bench—got the park (But I haven’t got you)	Noble Sissle Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal, leader
Brunswick	E36121	10-in.	2/24/1931	In a cafe on the road to Calais	Noble Sissle Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal, leader
Brunswick	E36122	10-in.	2/24/1931	Loveless love	Noble Sissle Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal, leader
Brunswick	E36644	10-in.	4/21/1931	The basement blues (Low-downer than any low-down blues)	Noble Sissle Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E36645	10-in.	4/21/1931	Wha’d ja do to me?	Noble Sissle Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E36646	10-in.	4/21/1931	Roll on, Mississippi, roll on	Noble Sissle Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	DB46	10-in.	9/21/1928	Nebraska	E. Cruft ; Duophone Light Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 187-b]	10-in.	July 1928	Westward bound	Fred Elizalde	Piano solo	songwriter
Edison	7734	10-in.	1/11/1921	Crazy blues	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	8100	10-in.	6/28/1921	Love will find a way	Leeta Corder ; Vernon Dalhart	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	8234	10-in.	9/30/1921	Shuffle along	Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	8879	10-in.	3/14/1923	Baby buntin'	Broadway Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	8901	10-in.	4/2/1923	Two hearts in tune	Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	10407	10-in.	5/27/1925	Broken busted blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10408	10-in.	5/27/1925	You ought to know	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter
Decca	60888	10-in.	3/11/1936	That's what love did co me	Noble Sissle Orchestra		leader
Decca	60889	10-in.	3/11/1936	You can't live in Harlem	Noble Sissle Orchestra		leader
Decca	60890	10-in.	3/11/1936	I wonder who made rhythm	Noble Sissle Orchestra		leader
Decca	60891	10-in.	3/11/1936	'Tain't a fit night out for man or beast	Noble Sissle Orchestra		leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	60892	10-in.	3/11/1936	I take to you	Noble Sissle Orchestra		leader
Decca	60893	10-in.	3/11/1936	Rhythm of the Broadway moon	Noble Sissle Orchestra		leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	63263	10-in.	2/10/1938	Viper mad	Noble Sissle's Swingsters		leader
Decca	63264	10-in.	2/10/1938	Blackstick	Noble Sissle's Swingsters		leader
Decca	63265	10-in.	2/10/1938	When the sun sets down South-1	Noble Sissle's Swingsters		leader
Decca	63266	10-in.	2/10/1938	Sweet patootie	Noble Sissle's Swingsters		leader
Decca	C 9295	10-in.	8/15/1934	Under the Creole moon	Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra		leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	C 9296	10-in.	8/15/1934	The old ark is moverin'	Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra		leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	C 9297	10-in.	8/15/1934	Loveless love	Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra		leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	C 9298	10-in.	8/15/1934	Polka dot rag	Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra		leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia (U.K.)	WL263	10-in.	12/14/1925	I would like to know why	Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener	Piano duet	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sissle, Noble," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105510.

Sissle, Noble. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105510.

"Sissle, Noble." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.