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 126-150 of 248 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E37434	10-in.	11/30/1931	Goodnight sweetheart	Palakiko & Paaluhi	2 guitars and steel guitar (Hawaiian)	songwriter
Brunswick	E37525	10-in.	12/21/1931	I found you	Helen Crawford ; Bing Crosby	Male vocal solo, with organ	songwriter
Brunswick	C3209	10-in.	3/29/1929	Nobody’s fault but your own	Bob Nolan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	LAE481	10-in.	5/2/1929	Nobody’s fault but your own	Roy Fox ; Montmartre Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	LAE507	10-in.	5/16/1929	Nobody’s fault but your own	Roy Fox ; Montmartre Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	786W-788W	10-in.	5/13/1925	Steppin' in society	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Brunswick	TCL1546	10-in.	12/10/1931	Goodnight sweetheart	Miss [?] Borst	Female vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	B23760	10-in.	11/28/1938	You're so desirable	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Gramophone	0B202	10-in.	1/1/1931	I'll be good because of you	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Gramophone	0B368	10-in.	2/19/1931	Time on my hands (You in my arms)	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0B370	10-in.	2/19/1931	Shout for happiness	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0B371	10-in.	2/19/1931	Goodnight sweetheart	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, songwriter
Gramophone	0B683	10-in.	3/26/1931	Lady of Spain	Al Bowlly ; New Mayfair Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0EA700	10-in.	12/6/1934	I think I can	Jack Jackson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Gramophone	0EA733	10-in.	1/15/1935	My kid's a crooner	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with 2 female vocal solos and talk	director
Gramophone	0EA735	10-in.	1/15/1935	Roll along, covered wagon	New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	director
Gramophone	0B750	10-in.	4/16/1931	Your eyes	Winnie Melville ; Derek Oldham	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	director
Gramophone	0B751	10-in.	On or before 4/16/1931	My song of love	Winnie Melville ; Derek Oldham	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	director
Gramophone	0EA818	10-in.	8/30/1934	Dreaming a dream	Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0B950	10-in.	5/29/1931	Lights of Paris	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0B975	10-in.	6/11/1931	Beside a Dutch canal	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Gramophone	0B1163	10-in.	10/15/1931	Lover of my dreams	Noel Coward	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	director
Gramophone	0B1180	10-in.	10/23/1931	Speedboat Bill	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director, composer
Gramophone	0B1219	10-in.	6/19/1931	I found you	Ambrose Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Gramophone	0B2031	10-in.	12/9/1931	Hold my hand	New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director

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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.