Ray Noble
English jazz and big band musician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. He is best known for his signature tune, "The Very Thought of You".
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Birth name | Raymond Stanley Noble |
Born | (1903-12-17)17 December 1903 Brighton, Sussex, England |
Origin | Royal Academy of Music |
Died | 2 April 1978(1978-04-02) (aged 74) London, England |
Genres | Jazz, big band |
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Instruments | Piano |
Years active | 1929-? |
Labels | RCA Victor |
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". 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.