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 151-175 of 248 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gramophone	0B2091	10-in.	1/6/1932	The punter's lament	Bobby Comber ; New Mayfair Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, composer
Gramophone	0B2104	10-in.	1/8/1932	By the fireside	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, songwriter
Gramophone	0B2187	10-in.	2/12/1932	It's great to be in love	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0B2188	10-in.	2/12/1932	Blues in my heart	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0B2231	10-in.	11/14/1931	Twentieth century blues	New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0B2482	10-in.	12/4/1931	Just once for all time	New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0B2483	10-in.	12/4/1931	Live, laugh and love	Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0B2484	10-in.	12/9/1931	The pied piper of Hamblin	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Gramophone	2B591	12-in.	6/19/1931	Chu Chin Chow : Vocal gems, part 2	Light Opera Company [Gramophone Company] ; Ray Noble	Orchestra and vocalists	conductor
Gramophone	0EA2652	10-in.	On or before 12/20/1935	You were there	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0EA2655	10-in.	On or before 12/20/1935	The family album	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	director
Gramophone	2B657	12-in.	3/17/1931	Chu Chin Chow : Vocal gems, part 1	Light Opera Company [Gramophone Company] ; Ray Noble	Orchestra and vocalists	conductor
Gramophone	2B765	12-in.	4/21/1931	From Erik Charell's "White Horse Inn" : Selection	New Mayfair Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Gramophone	2B766	12-in.	4/21/1931	From Erik Charell's "White Horse Inn" : Selection	New Mayfair Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Gramophone	2B811	12-in.	5/1/1931	From Erik Charell's White Horse Inn : Vocal gems	Light Opera Company ; Ray Noble	Vocal soloists and vocal chorus, with orchestra	director
Gramophone	2B812	12-in.	5/1/1931	From Erik Charell's White Horse Inn : Vocal gems	Light Opera Company ; Ray Noble	Vocal soloists and vocal chorus, with orchestra	director
Gramophone	0B3006	10-in.	3/1/1932	Turkish delight	Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and dialogue	director, composer
Gramophone	0B3007	10-in.	3/1/1932	Turkish delight	Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and dialogue	director, composer
Gramophone	0B3183	10-in.	9/1/1932	The younger generation	Al Bowlly ; New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0B3184	10-in.	9/1/1932	Mad about the boy	New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band	director
Gramophone	0B3195	10-in.	9/8/1932	I'll do my best to make you happy	Al Bowlly ; New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, composer
Gramophone	0B3196	10-in.	9/8/1932	Love is the sweetest thing	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, director, lyricist
Gramophone	0EA3880	10-in.	10/16/1936	Miracles sometimes happen	Denny Dennis ; Roy Fox Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Gramophone	0B4071	10-in.	10/11/1932	A bedtime story	New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Gramophone	0B4207	10-in.	1932	Let's say goodbye	Noel Coward	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor

(Results 151-175 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.