Ray Noble papers, 1928-1954.

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Ray Noble papers, 1928-1954.

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Collection contains Ray Noble's original musical scores for songs he composed for the Ray Noble Orchestra and several radio shows. Collection also contains 78 rpm and 33 1/3 rpm records of songs recorded by the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra and Ray Noble Orchestra (including "Love is the Sweetest Thing" and "Cherokee"), radio concerts by the Ray Noble Orchestra, and music conducted and arranged by Ray Noble for a number of radio shows (including "The Chesterfield Show" and "The Chase and Sanborn Program"). Collection also holds 78 rpm phonograph records of miscellaneous performing artists, including Paul Robeson and Fred Astaire. Thirteen scrapbooks created by Noble, photographs of Noble and some of his show business colleagues, a few clippings, and a few newspapers are in this collection as well.

15.10 cubic ft. (24 boxes) + 13 scrapbooks + 40 phonograph records + newspapers.

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6938480

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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New Mayfair Dance Orchestra

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Noble, Ray, 1903-1978

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Ray Noble (1903-1978) was a British big band leader, composer, arranger, and conductor during the twentieth century. Born in Brighton, England, Noble first came to musical prominence as leader of the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra in London, England during the late 1920s and early 1930s. He composed several hit songs recorded by the band, including "Love is the Sweetest Thing". Noble moved to the United States in 1934 and formed the Ray Noble Orchestra, which played and broadcast over NBC Radio at ...

Ray Noble Orchestra

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