Noble Sissle

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Noble Sissle was an American jazz composer, bandleader, and vocalist best known for co-writing the groundbreaking 1921 musical "Shuffle Along," one of the first hit Broadway shows written and performed by African Americans.

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instanceOf bandleader
composer
human
jazz musician
lyricist
activeYearsEnd 1950s
activeYearsStart 1910s
associatedAct Eubie Blake NERFINISHED
Harlem Hellfighters band NERFINISHED
James Reese Europe NERFINISHED
birthDate 1889-07-10
birthPlace Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith James Reese Europe NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coWrote Shuffle Along NERFINISHED
coWroteWith Eubie Blake NERFINISHED
deathDate 1975-12-17
deathPlace Tampa, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Sissle NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork music
musical theatre
formedDuoWith Eubie Blake NERFINISHED
genre jazz
popular music
givenName Noble NERFINISHED
language English
militaryBranch United States Army
name Noble Sissle NERFINISHED
notableFor co-writing one of the first hit Broadway shows written and performed by African Americans
pioneering African American musical theatre on Broadway
notableRole co-creator of the 1921 musical Shuffle Along
notableWork I’m Just Wild About Harry NERFINISHED
Love Will Find a Way NERFINISHED
Shuffle Along NERFINISHED
occupation bandleader
composer
lyricist
songwriter
vocalist
servedIn 369th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED
Harlem Hellfighters band NERFINISHED
wasLeaderOf Noble Sissle and His Orchestra NERFINISHED
wasMemberOf James Reese Europe’s band
wroteLyricsFor I’m Just Wild About Harry NERFINISHED
Love Will Find a Way NERFINISHED

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Sidney Bechet associatedAct Noble Sissle