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 101-125 of 248 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D7VB-0077	10-in.	1/20/1947	Cherokee	Art Tatum	Piano solo	composer
Victor	D7VB-1338	10-in.	9/3/1947	Good night sweetheart	Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2017	10-in.	11/7/1947	The touch of your lips	Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Group	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	composer
Victor	D7VB-2619	10-in.	12/9/1947	But none like you	Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Irene Daye ; Tommy Mercer	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D8VB-4033	10-in.	11/19/1948	Lady of Spain	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal trio	director
Victor	BS-Test-2208	10-in.	10/9/1935	Test record for Mr. Noble	Ray Noble Orchestra	Test recording	director
Columbia	W148111	10-in.	3/21/1929	Nobody's fault but your own	The Knickerbockers ; Eddie Walters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	148153	10-in.	4/1/1929	Nobody's fault but your own	Barney Trimble and his Oklahomans [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Tom Frawley	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W151835	10-in.	10/8/1931	Good night, sweetheart	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W151859	10-in.	10/20/1931	Good night, sweetheart	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W152044	10-in.	12/14/1931	I found you	Red McKenzie	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W152049	10-in.	12/18/1931	I found you	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W152120	10-in.	3/3/1932	(In the gloaming) By the fireside	Central Park Casino Orchestra ; Eddy Duchin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W152474	10-in.	8/24/1933	Love is the sweetest thing	Joe Morrison	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W113238	10-in.	November 1931	Díos ti agbati ken biag (Goodnight sweetheart)	Pedro A. Ramajo	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Columbia	W351106	10-in.	10/2/1931	Goodnight sweetheart	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W351144	10-in.	12/18/1931	I found you	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W351160	10-in.	2/29/1932	(In the gloaming) By the fireside	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/ dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W365039	10-in.	10/28/1931	Good night, sweetheart	Kate Smith	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
OKeh	W401854	10-in.	5/3/1929	Nobody's fault but your own	Smith Ballew Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E29538	10-in.	Apr. 1929	Tain’t nobody’s fault but my own	Bessie Brown	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	E37171	10-in.	9/24/1931	Good night, sweetheart	Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E37237	10-in.	10/2/1931	Goodnight sweetheart	Nick Lucas ; Victor Young Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E37243	10-in.	10/7/1931	Good night, sweetheart	Chester Gaylord	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	E37285	10-in.	10/8/1931	Good night sweetheart	Bing Crosby	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter

(Results 101-125 of 248 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Noble, Ray," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102805.

Noble, Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102805.

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