deaths
April 3, 1978
Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, and actor (born 1903)
Ray Noble
Raymond Stanley Noble was an English jazz and big band musician, who was a bandleader, composer and arranger, as well as a radio host, television and film comedian and actor; he also performed in the United States. He is best known for his signature tune, "The Very Thought of You" and "Cherokee".