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Ray Noble

1903 - 1978

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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" and "Cherokee". 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. His most iconic musical numbers included songs such as "Love Is the Sweetest Thing", "Cherokee", "The Touch of Your Lips", "I Hadn't Anyone Till You", Goodnight, Sweetheart, What More Can I Ask?, and The Very Thought of You. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Noble is the 1,370th most popular composer (up from 1,384th in 2019), the 5,674th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,771st in 2019) and the 90th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ray Noble ranks 1,370 out of 1,451. Before him are Christian Wolff, George Perle, Samuel Adler, Hans Abrahamsen, Angus MacLise, and John Stainer. After him are Fred Ebb, Vladimir Jurowski, Stephen Warbeck, Lennox Berkeley, Thomas Adès, and Raymond Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Ray Noble ranks 351. Before him are Sybil Bauer, Marjorie Cox Crawford, Luther Adler, Ernst Klodwig, Roy Acuff, and Josephine Hutchinson. After him are Santiago Benítez, Jan van Diepenbeek, Lennox Berkeley, Estes Kefauver, José Miracca, and Kathryn McGuire. Among people deceased in 1978, Ray Noble ranks 259. Before him are James Daly, Ewald Balser, Larry Young, Dan Dailey, Pavel Antokolsky, and Wendy Barrie. After him are Hugh MacDiarmid, Theresa Weld, Kamil Tolon, Jean Claessens, Ruth Etting, and Kathryn McGuire.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ray Noble ranks 5,676 out of 8,785. Before him are Billy Liddell (1922), Catherine Tate (1968), Rod Temperton (1949), Dick King-Smith (1922), Nicky Butt (1975), and Laura Muntz Lyall (1860). After him are Andy Auld (1900), Graham Watson (1956), John Edwards (1953), Alex Scott (1984), Walter Donaldson (1907), and J. I. Packer (1926).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Ray Noble ranks 90. Before him are Edmund Rubbra (1901), Jocelyn Pook (1960), Anne Dudley (1956), Monty Norman (1928), George Fenton (1950), and John Stainer (1840). After him are Stephen Warbeck (1953), Lennox Berkeley (1903), Thomas Adès (1971), Oliver Knussen (1952), Alan Bush (1900), and George Butterworth (1885).

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