As the HMV studio orchestra from August of 1929, Ray Noble backed up many vocals by artists such as Paul Robeson, Gracie Fields, George Metaxa and many more. I have chosen representative samples of his work with some of these performers. This disc features two puzzle records - Al Bowlly sings on the 1:07 minute track - 'Goodnight Sweetheart' and 'I'll Be Good Because Of You' Another version of 'Goodnight Sweetheart' is sung by George Metaxa. Al Bowlly was born in Mozambique in 1898 and brought up in Johannesburg, South Africa - his first jobs were as a barber and jockey - at 19 he was singing on tour with Edgar Adeler's band in South Africa,and Indonesia. After parting with Adeler, he did his first recordings in India with Jimmy Lequime - he didn't sing but played the banjo in that session. He found his way to Berlin by 1927,and stayed for about a year and did some of his first recordings after re-connecting with Edgar Adeler. Making his way to England, he joined Fred Elizalde, and also sang and played with Van Phillips, Percival Mackey, Len Fillis, Edgar Adeler, Jay Wilbur, Harry Hudson, Alfredo, Marius B. Winter. Jack Plant (aka Carol Porter), was born in Partington, near Manchester in 1896. A clerk with Co-operative Wholesale Society salt works in Irlam, his first singing was as a member of the Congregational Church Choir in Partington. Serving in the army from 1914 - 1918 in France, he entertained fellow servicemen with his singing. After the war he re-assumed his clerical role at the Co-operative Wholesale Society and joined the Manchester Bloom Street Choir. Webster Miller, a leading tenor at the Beecham Opera House, gave him singing lessons. However, Jack's voice wasn't strong enough for grand opera so he engaged with chorus work, touring with musical comedy companies up to 1928. Maurice Elwin, a baritone singing with the Savoy Orpheans introduced Jack to dance band singing, and by 1929,was also singing with the Savoy Orpheans, and later with Jack Hylton's Orchestra. As Carol Porter, he made a number of recordings for the 7" Eclipse label, and can also be found on Regal-Zonophone.
Ray Noble and the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra Disc 2 CD352B
ON A COLD AND FROSTY MORNING THREE GINX HMV B6097 02/12/31 OB2234 HARGREAVES-DAMERELL
PUZZLE RECORD-PARTS 1 & 2 AL BOWLLY VIC 22745 HMV B3775 02/19/31 OB374/OB375
Okay Baby HARRY JACOBSON TRACEY-PINKARD
Wedding Bells Are Ringing For Sally SHERMAN-LEWIS
The King's Horses GAY-GRAHAM
Bye Bye Blues HAMM-BENNETT-LOWN-GRAY
You're Driving Me Crazy DONALDSON
Sweet Jennie Lee DONALDSON
Paul Jones set #4 VIC 130817 2B1346-2/2b1347 10/01/30 ? John Peel/Roamin' In The Gloamin'/After The Ball/I Love A Lassie/Pack Up Your Troubles/Casey Jones/Broken Doll/My Life Is Love/Good-bye-ee
GOODNIGHT,SWEETHEART AL BOWLLY VIC 20-2950 02/19/31 OB3731 RAY NOBLE
TIME ON MY HANDS AL BOWLLY HMV B5983 02/19/31 13553 ADAMSON-GORDON-YOUMANS
TAN TAN TIVVY TALLY HO TRIO HMV B6194 03/01/31 OB2289 LECLERQ
ON A LITTLE BALCONY IN SPAIN GEORGE METAXA HMV B3822 1931 LE SOIR-DOLL
GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART GEORGE METAXA HMV B3822 1931 NOBLE-CAMPBELL-CONNELLY
PUZZLE RECORD #2 SIDE 1 HMV B3825 03/26/31 OB145/OB146
I'll Be Good Because Of You-vocal Al Bowlly MURRAY-NOBLE
It's For You-W UNKNOWN
Three Little Words KALMAR-RUBY
Goodnight Sweetheart vocal Al Bowlly NOBLE
Moonlight On The Colorado-w KING-MOLL
Sunny Days CAMPBELL-CONNELLY
WE TWO AL BOWLLY HMV B5999 03/24/31 OB682 CAMPBELL-CONNELLY
LADY OF SPAIN AL BOWLLY VIC 22774 03/24/31 OB683 REEVES-EVANS 58
COME AND HAVE A CUDDLE ON THE JACK PLANT HMV B6019 05/14/31 OB889-2 BUTLER-WALLACE
I'M HAPPY WHEN I'M HIKING JACK PLANT HMV B6019 05/14/31 OB888-1 BUTLER-WALLACE
BONNIE SCOTLAND PARTS 1 & 2 HMV 3911 05/21/31 OB920-2/OB921-2 VARIOUS arr:Pettier
Stop Your Tickling Jock/Loch Lomond/Four Leaf Shamrock/Roamin' In The gloamin'/Keep right On To The End Of The Road/She Is Ma Daisy/Ye Banks And Braes/I Love A Lassie/Comin' Thru The Rye/Auld Lang Syne
LIGHTS OF PARIS AL BOWLLY VIC 24004 05/29/31 OB950 LENNOX
BESIDE A DUTCH CANAL THREE GINX VIC 24004 06/11/31 OB975 YOUNG
ONLY A DANCING SWEETHEART AL BOWLLY HMV B6056 08/14/31 OB1317 DE ROSE
PAGAN SERENADE AL BOWLLY HMV B6055 08/14/31 OB1314 PAYNE-CAMPBELL-CONNELLY
BELLE OF BARCELONA AL BOWLLY HMV B6055 08/14/31 OB1315 PAYNE-CAMPBELL-CONNELLY
THERE'S SOMETHING IN YOUR EYES AL BOWLLY HMV B6056 08/14/31 OB1316 GROTHEN Available Options:
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