December 17 - Ray Noble (The Musical Birthday Series, 7th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for December 17th are here: Arthur Fiedler; Domenico Cimarosa (2019), (2020), Moriz Rosenthal (2021), Arthur Fiedler (2022), Domenico Cimarosa (2023), and Domenico Cimarosa; Johann Friedrich Schubert (2024)

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Ray Noble (17 December 1903 – 3 April 1978) was an English jazz and big band musician, 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 standard "The Very Thought of You".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noble Art

In the 30s, composer Ray Noble

Had a band with success that was global.

If to you he's unknown,

Look him up on your phone,

Or as Brits would prefer, on your mobile.

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Sentimental Journey

"The Very Thought of You" is still performed

   In piano bars, revues, and cabarets,

For listeners whose memories are warmed

   By songs recalling sentimental ways

Before the weekly music charts were stormed

   By all the noisy hits of nowadays.

 

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