Dick Noel
Richard Noel (May 30, 1927,
Recordings
Noel toured and recorded with the
In 1978 he recorded and released the album A Time for Love in collaboration with pianist Larry Novak. His album My Serious Side came out in 1985.[3]
Radio and television
During the 1950s and early 1960s Noel was featured as a soloist on a number of radio shows. He sang regularly on The Ruth Lyons Show in Cincinnati and then joined Don McNeill's Breakfast Club in Chicago, where he was the lead singer for many years.[4]
His first television appearance was on
Jingles and voiceover work
Noel began a second career as a jingle singer in 1965. In this latter pursuit, he was christened "The King of the Jingles," recording an estimated 15,000 spots, including national jingles for McDonald's and United Airlines.[5]
He retired to San Diego in the late 1980s,[6] where he was a voiceover artist for Silicon Beach Software's Dark Castle in 1986.[7]
Personal life
Noel was born in Brooklyn, New York. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and took up a career as a singer after returning to civilian life. When he died at the age of 90 in 2017, he was survived by his wife, Nancy, to whom he had been married since 1979, two children, and three step-children.[8]
References
- ^ "Singer Dick Noel, "King of the Jingles", Dies at 90". msn.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Dick Noel profile". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Dick Noel profile". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Dick Noel profile". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Singer Dick Noel, "King of the Jingles", Dies at 90". msn.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Singer Dick Noel, "King of the Jingles", Dies at 90". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ Moss, Richard (2018-03-22). "The making of Dark Castle : An excerpt from The Secret History of Mac Gaming". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ "Singer Dick Noel, "King of the Jingles", Dies at 90". msn.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-10-30.