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.

For other people named Ray Noble, see Ray Noble (disambiguation).

Ray Noble
Ray Noble and his orchestra in 1935
Background information
Birth nameRaymond Stanley Noble
Born(1903-12-17)17 December 1903
Brighton, Sussex, England
OriginRoyal Academy of Music
Died2 April 1978(1978-04-02) (aged 74)
London, England
GenresJazz, big band
Occupations
  • Bandleader
  • composer
  • arranger
  • comedian
  • actor
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1929-?
LabelsRCA 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", 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.

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