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    Default Remembering Ray Noble & Al Bowlly

    Ray Noble had one of my favorite big bands. I was five or six years old when I heard Midnight, The Stars And You (written by Ray Noble) countless times on the radio in the late 1930s. I immediately recognized Al Bowlly and Ray Noble’s orchestra in the movie The Shining:



    Youngsters probably never heard of Ray Noble, but if they ever went to a high school prom there is a good chance the last song they heard was Goodnight Sweetheart co-written by Noble in addition to composing numerous songs that are classics.

    Ray Noble died in 1978.



    Al Bowlly died In 1941 when:

    He was killed by a Luftwaffe parachute mine that detonated outside his flat at ten past three in the morning.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bowlly

    Here is a bit about parachute mines for anyone that is interested in a long-forgotten WWII weapon:


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_mine
    Last edited by Flanders; 11-10-2019 at 12:44 PM.
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