Noble Sissle

Noble Lee Sissle (July 10, 1889 – December 17, 1975) was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical Shuffle Along (1921), and its hit song "I'm Just Wild About Harry".

Birth and Death Data: Born July 10, 1889 (Indianapolis), Died December 17, 1975 (Tampa)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, leader, lyricist, songwriter, composer

Notes: Described in Laird/Rust as a baritone.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 85 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-27975	10-in.	5/25/1923	Waitin' for the evenin' mail (sitting on the inside, lookin' at the outside)	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-27976	10-in.	5/25/1923	Down-hearted blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-28383	10-in.	8/17/1923	Don't love me blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-28387	10-in.	8/17/1923	Dear li'l pal	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29188	10-in.	1/8/1924	Sweet Henry (The pride of Tennessee)	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29189	10-in.	1/8/1924	Old fashioned love	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29585	10-in.	3/7/1924	Manda	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29586	10-in.	3/7/1924	Jassamine Lane	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29587	10-in.	3/7/1924	Dixie moon	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-30683	10-in.	8/27/1924	Manda	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano and cornet	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-30684	10-in.	8/27/1924	Fate is the slave of love	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano and cornet	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BRC-72554	10-in.	5/9/1932	Hello, sweetheart, hello!	Jack Denny ; Frank Luther ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-75978	10-in.	7/29/1933	Yeah man	King's Jesters	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-1064	10-in.	6/11/1945	That's the stuff ya gotta watch	Tony Pastor ; Tony Pastor Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-09-03]	Not documented	4/9/1920	Good night Angeline	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-09-04]	Not documented	4/9/1920	Simply full of jazz	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-15-01]	Not documented	4/15/1920	Affectionate Dan	Florence Emory	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-15-02]	Not documented	4/15/1920	Gee, I wish I had someone to rock me [in a cradle of love]	Florence Emory	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1922-04-01-04]	10-in.	4/1/1922	Raisor Jim	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1922-04-25-01]	Not documented	4/25/1922	Mirandy, that gal o'mine	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-17-03]	10-in.	5/17/1923	Low down blues	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-17-04]	10-in.	5/17/1923	Everybody struttin' now	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-17-05]	10-in.	5/17/1923	Honeysuckle time	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	78874	10-in.	12/20/1919	Good-night, Angeline	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	79919	10-in.	6/30/1921	Shuffle along	Mary Stafford	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	lyricist

(Results 1-25 of 85 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sissle, Noble," accessed September 22, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105510.

Sissle, Noble. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105510.

"Sissle, Noble." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 22 September 2023.