MUSIC IN THE NOBLE MANNER
BUD NOBLE
began his life of music at the age of five. As recipient of a Junior Scholarship
to the Juilliard School under the tutelage of renowned Madam Rosina Lhevinne,
classical training began in his early teens. In later years he would
become a protege of Maestro Emmanuel Bay, accompanist for famed violin virtuoso
Jascha Heifetz. This association would ultimately lead to a guest soloist
appearance with the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra.
During the waning
days of Hollywood's Golden Age Noble joined the MGM Music Department to study
and work with Russell Garcia, a noted film composer and arranger. In the
early sixties he appeared regularly at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino Showcase
Lounge in Las Vegas, sharing the stage with such legendary performers as Shecky
Greene and The Mary Kaye Trio. He also appeared at the more noteworthy
cabarets and piano show-bars on the Sunset Strip which, at that moment in
history, were sounding boards for aspiring piano artists. Noble returned
to the East Coast in 1963 to complete his academic education at Seton Hall
University.
Returning to California in the late sixties, appearing in
San Francisco and Lake Tahoe with his trio, Noble was retained to compose for
independent producers, most noteably Lorimar and Danny Thomas. In 1971 his
song The Treehouse received Emmy Nomination as Best Orignal Song In A Series
Episode from the series, Make Room For Grandaddy produced by and starring Danny
Thomas.
Noble came to New York in the late seventies for an appearance
at the renowned Jimmy Weston's Supper Club and was contracted by Harrah's to
appear in Atlantic City. During his nine year tenure at Harrah's he
appeared for more than two years at the fashionable Ivana's Restaurant when
Trump Plaza was initially affiliated with Harrah's. Noble was later
featured at the Ritz Carlton, Philadelphia for six years and The Sands Hotel and
Casino's legendary Copa Lounge for seven years.
(RECORDINGS):
(CD):
"BUD NOBLE, PORTER IN THE NOBLE MANNER"
(CD):
"BUD NOBLE, THE MUSIC OF RAY NOBLE, IN THE NOBLE MANNER"
(CD):
"BUD NOBLE, GERSHWIN IN THE NOBLE MANNER"
(PROJECTS)
AHAB, A Musical Odyssey,
Author of Story, Music & Lyrics
(AFFILIATIONS):
A.S.C.A.P.
Songwriters' Guild of America
Dramatists' Guild
American Federation of Musicians (Life Membership)
Drexel University Faculty, Dept. of Performing Arts
