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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".
Feb 6, 2020 · Learn about Ray Noble, the first English musical talent to become a star in the United States, who wrote hits like "Goodnight Sweetheart" and "Love Is The Sweetest Thing". Discover his career as a bandleader, composer, arranger and actor in radio, film and Hollywood.
Ray Noble's band recordings were the first by a British ensemble to achieve popularity in the United States, so much so, particularly among college students, that in 1934 he journeyed to America, along with drummer/manager, Bill Harty, and the distinctive South African Vocalist, Al Bowlly.
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Apr 4, 1978 · Ray Noble, the British composer and conductor who led an extraordinary allstar American jazz band at the Rainbow Room in the mid‐1930's, died of cancer...
Ray Noble is a versatile vocalist who performs in various genres of music, from rock and pop to jazz and blues. He is also an author of a novel, It Wasn't Always Late Summer, and a member of the Oxford Trobadors, a medieval music group.
Ray Noble. English bandleader, composer, arranger and actor (born December 17, 1903, Brighton, England – died April 3, 1978, London, England). Noble is most notable as the composer of many famous songs such as "The Very Thought of You," "I Hadn't Anyone Till You," "The Touch of Your Lips," "Goodnight Sweetheart", "Love Is The Sweetest Thing ...
