Johnny Noble
John Avery Noble (September 17, 1892, Honolulu, Hawaii – January 13, 1944, Honolulu), better known as Johnny Noble, was an American musician, composer and arranger. He was one of the key figures behind the development of the hapa haole style of music in Honolulu, and played a leading role in introducing Hawaiian music to the United States. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born September 17, 1892 (Honolulu), Died January 13, 1944 (Honolulu)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer, songwriter, arranger, lyricist, steel guitar
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 231 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-019340 | 10-in. | 6/21/1938 | In a church in an old Hawaiian town | Al Kealoha Perry ; Singing Surfriders | Vocal and instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | PBS-019341 | 10-in. | 6/21/1938 | Aloha ia no Maui | Al Kealoha Perry ; Singing Surfriders | Vocal and instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-019695 | 10-in. | 2/21/1938 | What are the wild waves saying? | Honoluans ; Daivd Kaonohi | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Victor | BS-019696 | 10-in. | 2/21/1938 | My lei of leis | Honoluans ; Daivd Kaonohi | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-019699 | 10-in. | 2/21/1938 | In a canoe | Honoluans ; Daivd Kaonohi | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Victor | BS-023486 | 10-in. | 6/10/1938 | Pa-hu-wa-hu-wai | Connecticut Yankees ; Gentlemen Songsters ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-026207 | 10-in. | 10/26/1938 | Across the sea | Kuulei de Clercq ; Nalani de Clercq | Female vocal duet | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-026424 | 10-in. | 2/8/1939 | Native guitars | Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal trio (Hawaiian) | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | PBS-026425 | 10-in. | 2/8/1939 | I wonder where my hula girl has gone | Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal trio (Hawaiian) | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-026426 | 10-in. | 2/8/1939 | Tropic trade winds | Dick McIntyre ; Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-026427 | 10-in. | 2/8/1939 | That girl from Hawaii | Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal trio (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Victor | PBS-026429 | 10-in. | 2/8/1939 | Hame Pila | Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-027110 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | A song of old Hawaii | Arthur Godfrey ; Johnny Salb | Male vocal solo, with electric organ | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-030323 | 10-in. | 11/29/1938 | Hawaiian war chant | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-030748 | 10-in. | 12/21/1938 | A song of old Hawaii | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-042192 | 10-in. | 10/16/1939 | Maori brown eyes | Eddie Bush ; Manny Klein’s Hawaiians | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-051256 | 10-in. | 6/10/1940 | Hooheno keia no beauty (The beauty hula) | Native Islanders ; Johnny Kaonohi Pineapple | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-051889 | 10-in. | 7/18/1940 | My tane | Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors ; Ray Kinney | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-051890 | 10-in. | 7/18/1940 | Island serenade | Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors ; Ray Kinney | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Victor | BS-054570 | 10-in. | 10/9/1940 | My little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii | Happy Valley Boys | Steel guitar solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-055511 | 10-in. | 8/14/1940 | A song of Old Hawaii | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-055541 | 10-in. | 8/27/1940 | A song of old Hawaii | Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors ; Ray Kinney | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-055559 | 10-in. | 8/27/1940 | Kane ohe | Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors ; Ray Kinney | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Victor | BS-058271 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | Kawika | Native Islanders ; Johnny Kaonohi Pineapple | Vocal trio, with guitars and string bass (Hawaiian) | arranger | |
Victor | BS-058274 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | Little brown gal | Native Islanders ; Johnny Kaonohi Pineapple ; Napua Woodd | Female vocal solo, with guitars and string bass (Hawaiian) | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Noble, Johnny," accessed June 2, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109361.
Noble, Johnny. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109361.
"Noble, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 2 June 2023.
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LCNAR: Noble, Johnny, 1892-1944 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92017838
Wikidata: Johnny Noble - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6267396
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/26632035
MusicBrainz: Johnny Noble - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b20ba361-af10-44da-911d-6c51b7e967d1
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