Musical Merry-Go-Round #3

Martin Block interviews bandleader Ray Noble and plays some of his hits in this episode of Block's short-lived MGM shorts series.

Noble started off in radio as an announcer. During the Lindbergh kidnapping case, he was in charge of the microphone, and to pass the time between news announcements, he played musical records. From this, he invented the "Make Believe Ballroom" (lifting the format from West Coast DJ Al Jarvis) and a long career as a disc jockey. He retired from a regular job in 1960 and died in 1967, aged 64.

Noble's hits include "Good Night, Sweetheart", "Serenade", and "The Very Thought Of You." The first two are performed on this short.