Johnny Noble
John Avery Noble (September 17, 1892, in Honolulu, Hawaii – January 13, 1944, in Honolulu, Hawaii), better known as Johnny Noble, was an American musician, composer and arranger. He was one of the key figures behind the development of the hapa haole style of music in Honolulu, and played a leading role in introducing Hawaiian music to the United States. |
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 233 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W149868 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | Hula oka hui kaawai | Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio | Instrumental trio (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
Columbia | W149870 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | Waialeale | Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio | Instrumental trio (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Columbia | W149882 | 10-in. | 3/24/1931 | E lei e | Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio | Instrumental trio (Hawaiian), with vocal | composer | |
Columbia | W149923 | 10-in. | 1/28/1930 | For you a lei | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W150002 | 10-in. | 2/19/1930 | Aloha means "I love you" | King Nawahi's Hawaiians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Columbia | W150418 | 10-in. | 5/14/1930 | The rose of Tralee | Alfred O'Shea | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 150469 | 10-in. | 4/16/1930 | When the sun goes down | Jim Andrews ; Julie Wintz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152693 | 10-in. | 1/23/1934 | My little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii | Ben Pollack Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | songwriter | |
Columbia | W96970 | 10-in. | January 1929 | Alda oe las tristezas | Guatemala Marimba Serenaders ; Frank Padilla | Marimba band | composer | |
Columbia | W100359 | 10-in. | 1/28/1930 | For you a lei | Moana Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W704191 | 10-in. | October 1932 | Hu : Hula | Coral Islanders | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
OKeh | S-7630 | 10-in. | Oct. 1920 | The hula blues | OKeh Marimba Band | Marimba band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71665 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Ala moana | Marimba Quintet | Instrumental quintet | composer | |
OKeh | W400705 | 10-in. | 5/23/1928 | Hula blues | Kalama Quartette | Instrumental quartet (Hawaiian) | composer | |
OKeh | W403090 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | When the sun goes down | Kalama Quartette | Male vocal and instrumental quartet (Hawaiian) | composer | |
OKeh | W403091 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | That aloha waltz | Kalama Quartette | Male vocal and instrumental quartet | composer | |
OKeh | W403202 | 10-in. | 10/28/1929 | A flower lei | Kalama Quartette | Male vocal and instrumental quartet (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
OKeh | W403759 | 10-in. | 2/14/1930 | When the sun goes down | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | 4465-4467 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1920 | Hula blues | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 12524-12526 | 10-in. | 2/14/1924 | Hula blues | Lena Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E36962 | 10-in. | 8/5/1931 | Pua kukui | Kalama Quartette | Male vocal and instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E36963 | 10-in. | 8/5/1931 | Hawaii | Kalama Quartette | Male vocal and instrumental quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | E23701-E23703 | 10-in. | 6/21/1927 | Don’t play Aloha oe when I go | Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and vocal trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E23704-E23706 | 10-in. | 6/21/1927 | The hula blues | Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E24054-E24056 | 10-in. | 7/20/1927 | Don’t play Aloha oe when I go | Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Noble, Johnny," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109361.
Noble, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109361.
"Noble, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Johnny Noble
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LCNAR: Noble, Johnny, 1892-1944 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92017838
Wikidata: Johnny Noble - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6267396
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/26632035
MusicBrainz: Johnny Noble - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b20ba361-af10-44da-911d-6c51b7e967d1
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