Ray Noble #2 All recorded 1931 CD352b

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

1. 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
2. Okay Baby HARRY JACOBSON TRACEY-PINKARD
3. Wedding Bells Are Ringing For Sally SHERMAN-LEWIS
4. The King's Horses GAY-GRAHAM
5. Bye Bye Blues HAMM-BENNETT-LOWN-GRAY
6. You're Driving Me Crazy DONALDSON
7. Sweet Jennie Lee DONALDSON
8. 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
9. GOODNIGHT,SWEETHEART AL BOWLLY VIC 20-2950 02/19/31 OB3731 RAY NOBLE
10. TIME ON MY HANDS AL BOWLLY HMV B5983 02/19/31 13553 ADAMSON-GORDON-YOUMANS
11. TAN TAN TIVVY TALLY HO TRIO HMV B6194 03/01/31 OB2289 LECLERQ
12. ON A LITTLE BALCONY IN SPAIN GEORGE METAXA HMV B3822 1931 LE SOIR-DOLL
13. GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART GEORGE METAXA HMV B3822 1931 NOBLE-CAMPBELL-CONNELLY

    PUZZLE RECORD #2 SIDE 1 HMV B3825 03/26/31 OB145/OB146

14. I'll Be Good Because Of You-vocal Al Bowlly MURRAY-NOBLE
15. It's For You-W UNKNOWN
16. Three Little Words KALMAR-RUBY
17. Goodnight Sweetheart vocal Al Bowlly NOBLE
18. Moonlight On The Colorado-w KING-MOLL
19. Sunny Days CAMPBELL-CONNELLY
20. WE TWO AL BOWLLY HMV B5999 03/24/31 OB682 CAMPBELL-CONNELLY
21. LADY OF SPAIN AL BOWLLY VIC 22774 03/24/31 OB683 REEVES-EVANS 58
22. COME AND HAVE A CUDDLE ON THE JACK PLANT HMV B6019 05/14/31 OB889-2 BUTLER-WALLACE
23. I'M HAPPY WHEN I'M HIKING JACK PLANT HMV B6019 05/14/31 OB888-1 BUTLER-WALLACE
24. 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
25. LIGHTS OF PARIS AL BOWLLY VIC 24004 05/29/31 OB950 LENNOX
26. BESIDE A DUTCH CANAL THREE GINX VIC 24004 06/11/31 OB975 YOUNG
27. ONLY A DANCING SWEETHEART AL BOWLLY HMV B6056 08/14/31 OB1317 DE ROSE
28. PAGAN SERENADE AL BOWLLY HMV B6055 08/14/31 OB1314 PAYNE-CAMPBELL-CONNELLY
29. BELLE OF BARCELONA AL BOWLLY HMV B6055 08/14/31 OB1315 PAYNE-CAMPBELL-CONNELLY
30. THERE'S SOMETHING IN YOUR EYES AL BOWLLY HMV B6056 08/14/31 OB1316 GROTHEN

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