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.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28387 | 10-in. | 8/17/1923 | Dear li'l pal | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist | |
| 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 | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-29586 | 10-in. | 3/7/1924 | Jassamine Lane | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-29587 | 10-in. | 3/7/1924 | Dixie moon | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-30683 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | Manda | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano and cornet | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist | |
| 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 | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist | |
| 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 | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist | |
| 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 | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1923-05-17-04] | 10-in. | 5/17/1923 | Everybody struttin' now | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1923-05-17-05] | 10-in. | 5/17/1923 | Honeysuckle time | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist | |
| 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 | |
| Columbia | 79938 | 10-in. | 7/13/1921 | Daddy, won't you please come home? | Southern Negro Quartette | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80015 | 10-in. | 10/4/1921 | Love will find a way | Edwin Dale | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-7026 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1919 | Goodnight, Angeline | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-7690 | 10-in. | Nov. 1920 | Great camp meeting | Southland Jubilee Singers | Mixed vocal ensemble, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7905 | 10-in. | May 1921 | I'm craving for that kind of love | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn ; Gertrude Saunders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | o-8228 | 10-in. | ca. Nov. 1921 | Gypsy blues | Joseph Samuels Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 8740 | 10-in. | Aug. 1924 | Low down blues | Annie Summerford | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70244 | 10-in. | Oct. 1921 | Gypsy blues | Harmonists ; Julius Lenzberg | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70351 | 10-in. | 12/5/1921 | Bandana days | Harmony Eight ; James P. Johnson | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 74284 | 10-in. | 8/17/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | 74285 | 8/17/1926 | Ukulele lullaby | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
| OKeh | W80394 | 10-in. | 2/5/1927 | 'Deed I do | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W80395 | 10-in. | 2/5/1927 | You know—I know, ev'rything's made for love | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W80396 | 10-in. | 2/5/1927 | Crazy blues | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W80397 | 10-in. | 2/5/1927 | Pickaninny shoes | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81073 | 10-in. | 5/10/1927 | Slow river | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81074 | 10-in. | 5/10/1927 | Home (Cradle of happiness) | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81171 | 10-in. | 7/15/1927 | Sometimes I'm happy | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81172 | 10-in. | 7/15/1927 | Hallelujah! | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81226 | 10-in. | 8/15/1927 | (Here am I) Broken-hearted | Rube Bloom ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81227 | 10-in. | 8/15/1927 | Just once again | Rube Bloom ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81246 | 10-in. | 8/17/1927 | Give me a night in June | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with clarinet and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81247 | 10-in. | 8/17/1927 | Are you happy? | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81420 | 10-in. | 9/6/1927 | Sweetheart memories | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81421 | 10-in. | 9/6/1927 | Who's that knockin' at my door? | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81422 | 10-in. | 9/7/1927 | Kentucky babe | Lee White | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | W81423 | 10-in. | 9/7/1927 | Lindy Lou (By the watermelon vine) | Lee White | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | 6414-6416 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1921 | Love will find a way | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 8154-8155 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Serenade blues | Oriole Terrace Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 8442-8444 | 10-in. | approximately July 1922 | I'm just wild about Harry | Marion Harris ; Isham Jones Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E36120 | 10-in. | 2/24/1931 | Got the bench—got the park (But I haven’t got you) | Noble Sissle Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | |
| Brunswick | E36121 | 10-in. | 2/24/1931 | In a cafe on the road to Calais | Noble Sissle Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | |
| Brunswick | E36122 | 10-in. | 2/24/1931 | Loveless love | Noble Sissle Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | |
| Brunswick | E36644 | 10-in. | 4/21/1931 | The basement blues (Low-downer than any low-down blues) | Noble Sissle Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E36645 | 10-in. | 4/21/1931 | Wha’d ja do to me? | Noble Sissle Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E36646 | 10-in. | 4/21/1931 | Roll on, Mississippi, roll on | Noble Sissle Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | DB46 | 10-in. | 9/21/1928 | Nebraska | E. Cruft ; Duophone Light Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 187-b] | 10-in. | July 1928 | Westward bound | Fred Elizalde | Piano solo | songwriter | |
| Edison | 7734 | 10-in. | 1/11/1921 | Crazy blues | Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Edison | 8100 | 10-in. | 6/28/1921 | Love will find a way | Leeta Corder ; Vernon Dalhart | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 8234 | 10-in. | 9/30/1921 | Shuffle along | Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 8879 | 10-in. | 3/14/1923 | Baby buntin' | Broadway Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 8901 | 10-in. | 4/2/1923 | Two hearts in tune | Kaplan's Melodists | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 10407 | 10-in. | 5/27/1925 | Broken busted blues | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Edison | 10408 | 10-in. | 5/27/1925 | You ought to know | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Decca | 60888 | 10-in. | 3/11/1936 | That's what love did co me | Noble Sissle Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60889 | 10-in. | 3/11/1936 | You can't live in Harlem | Noble Sissle Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60890 | 10-in. | 3/11/1936 | I wonder who made rhythm | Noble Sissle Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60891 | 10-in. | 3/11/1936 | 'Tain't a fit night out for man or beast | Noble Sissle Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | ||
| Decca | 60892 | 10-in. | 3/11/1936 | I take to you | Noble Sissle Orchestra | leader | ||
| Decca | 60893 | 10-in. | 3/11/1936 | Rhythm of the Broadway moon | Noble Sissle Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | ||
| Decca | 63263 | 10-in. | 2/10/1938 | Viper mad | Noble Sissle's Swingsters | leader | ||
| Decca | 63264 | 10-in. | 2/10/1938 | Blackstick | Noble Sissle's Swingsters | leader | ||
| Decca | 63265 | 10-in. | 2/10/1938 | When the sun sets down South-1 | Noble Sissle's Swingsters | leader | ||
| Decca | 63266 | 10-in. | 2/10/1938 | Sweet patootie | Noble Sissle's Swingsters | leader | ||
| Decca | C 9295 | 10-in. | 8/15/1934 | Under the Creole moon | Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | ||
| Decca | C 9296 | 10-in. | 8/15/1934 | The old ark is moverin' | Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | ||
| Decca | C 9297 | 10-in. | 8/15/1934 | Loveless love | Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | ||
| Decca | C 9298 | 10-in. | 8/15/1934 | Polka dot rag | Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, leader | ||
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL263 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | I would like to know why | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sissle, Noble," accessed April 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105510.
Sissle, Noble. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105510.
"Sissle, Noble." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 April 2024.
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