Dick Noel (singer)

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Richard "Dick" Noel (born 1926 or 1927 in Brooklyn , New York City ; † October 27, 2017 in Escondido , California ) was an American singer who was primarily a band vocalist in the late swing era and later as King of the Jingles got known.

Live and act

After completing his military service in the United States Navy from 1949, Noel was a band vocalist with Ray Anthony and His Orchestra with hits such as Dreamer's Holiday , Sitting By the Window (1949, released as Dick Noel and The Skyliners ) and Count Every Star . Stylistically, his singing was based on models such as Billy Eckstine or Herb Jeffries . In the following years he recorded for Decca ( From This Moment On / Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad ) and Columbia Records under his own name, before founding his own label Fraternity Records , on which he recorded songs like These Are The Things We ' ll Share (1955) and with which he had hits like Cathy Carr's Ivory Tower and Jimmy Dorsey's So Rare .

In the 1950s and 1960s, Noel hosted various radio programs and appeared regularly as a singer on The Ruth Lyons Show in Cincinnati and at Don McNeill's Breakfast Club in Chicago. In 1962 he made his first television appearance in Arthur Godfrey's Show Talent Scouts on CBS ; he then made regular guest appearances on the Tennessee Ernie Ford Show on ABC , which he left in 1965. After returning to Chicago, he worked primarily for nationally broadcast TV and radio commercials, among others. a. for United Airlines and McDonald’s commercials . In 1978 he presented the album A Time for Love , which was created together with the pianist Larry Novak ; Noel then sang ballads such as Send in the Clowns , Ballad of the Sad Young Men and Here's That Rainy Day . In the late 1980s, Noel retired in the San Diego area of ​​California .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary in Hollywood Reporter
  2. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 28, 2017)
  3. ^ Billboard March 26, 1949
personal data
SURNAME Noel, Dick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Niel, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1926 or 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 2017
Place of death Escondido (California)