Chanteur et guitariste Country US né William Hank Noble en Novembre 1928 à Raleigh (Caroline du Nord). En 1950, il a émigré au Canada. Hank Noble est décédé en 1988.

Hank Noble was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. At the age of six, he became an orphan. The details of that aspect of his life, we have not been able to document. He was adopted by the Reverend William H. Noble. He was said to have begun thinking about a career in music after a fall off a horse. Another article mentions he had a brother who was a vocalist in top pop bands.
Hank desired a career in music. He worked at a variety of jobs - in factories, in the wheat fields, oil fields - as long as the job allowed him to pursue his musical interests.
In 1950, he migrated to Canada and was signed by the Quality record label.
His first success in Canada was when he was featured on the Calgary Stampede show for two years over radio station CFCN. That led to a part in a movie starring Dale Robertson called Calgary Stampede Parade. For a couple of years, he had a radio show that aired over CKY in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
He moved back to the Carolinas in 1953 to tend to his ailing adopted father.
In 1954, Hank made an appearance on the WSM Grand Ole Opry and was given the honor of Mr. DeeJay USA during his visit to Nashville.
In 1955, he wrote one of his Mercury Recordsings for Cedarwood Publishing Company, "Tell Me The Reason Why."
In 1957, back in Canada, he was being heard over CKRC in Winnipeg at 3:05pm with his band, the Red River Valley Boys.
In 1958, he was the all-night disc jockey over radio station CHUM in Toronto. Hank and his band The Night Hawks appeared live over CHUM at 10:30pm on Friday nights and did personal appearances throught Ontario and at the Palace Pier in Toronto. During this time he recorded under the name Billy Guitar.

Guitar, Billy (William H. Noble Jr, aka Hank Noble) (citizenfreak.com)

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Talents : Vocals, Guitar

Style musical : Traditional Country, Rockabilly

LITTLE LOG CABIN (1953) (Hank Noble) If You Want It That Way (1954) (Hank Noble) Wa-Ha-Ne-Na (The Creee Maiden's Prayer) (1955) (Hank Noble) Tell Me The Reason Why (1955) (Hank Noble) HERE COMES THE NIGHT (1957) (Billy Guitar)

Years in activity :

DISCOGRAPHY

78 t. & Singles

1953	78 t. QUALITY 1125 (CAN)	Hank NOBLE with The RED VALLEY BOYS - Little Log Cabin / Midnight Train
1953	SP QUALITY K1125 (CAN)	Hank NOBLE with The RED VALLEY BOYS - Little Log Cabin / Midnight Train
1954	78 t. MERCURY 70485 (US)	Hank NOBLE - If You Want It That Way / This Case Against My Heart
1954	SP MERCURY 70485-X45 (US)	Hank NOBLE - If You Want It That Way / This Case Against My Heart
1955	78 t. MERCURY 70515 (US)	Hank NOBLE - Wa-Ha-Ne-Na (The Creee Maiden's Prayer) / Keep On Trying
1955	SP MERCURY 70515-X45 (US)	Hank NOBLE - Wa-Ha-Ne-Na (The Creee Maiden's Prayer) / Keep On Trying
1955	78 t. MERCURY 70561 (US)	Hank NOBLE - Tell Me The Reason Why / To See You Walking By
1955	SP MERCURY 70561-X45 (US)	Hank NOBLE - Tell Me The Reason Why / To See You Walking By
09/1957	SP APEX 9-76185 (CAN)	Billy GUITAR & His NIGHTHAWKS - Here Comes The Night / You Should Have Loved Her More
04/1958	SP DECCA 9-30634 (US)	Billy GUITAR & His NIGHTHAWKS - Here Comes The Night / You Should Have Loved Her More
19??	SP Midnight Sun MS 1047 (US)	Billy GUITAR & His NIGHT HAWKS - Rockin Room Twist / Big Nick
03/1960	SP DEL DEL 103 (US)	Billy GUITAR - It Hurts So Much To See You Go / Things That Might Have Been
19??	SP PIRCO P-1002 (US)	Billy GUITAR - Little Log Cabin / I've Lost Again

Album

1964

LP 12" Mizon MLP-1000 (US)

...A Legend In His Time - A Tribute To Jim Reeves - Billy GUITAR - I'm Gettin' Better  / Blue Side Of Lonesome / Welcome To My World / Bimbo / My Tears Don't Show  / I Won't Forget You / Four Walls / I Love You Because / It Hurts So Much / Make Room For The Blues / He'll Have To Go / Legend In My Time

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