Artist description Dave Noble is a singer/songwriter happily undefinable. Blending intelligent, honest lyrics in the style of a 70's lyric-poet with strong soulful melodies, this passionate peformer's sound is at once universal and unforgettable. A classically trained vocalist and pianist, Dave Noble is a songwriter born out of time, and just in time. His shows get people singing along, and leave them thinking. Given a rare gift for truth in words and power in music, Noble's songs paint vivid images across the stories he tells. Featuring smooth lyric-driven tunes with stron melodic vocals, and fluid piano, Noble also plays both the 12-string and 6-string acoustic guitar with a unique five-finger picking style handed down by his folk musician father, who was part of the 70's east coast music scene along with Paul Simon, and Jim Croce. Noble's musical education began in the cradle...of course his cradle was the bar his Dad was playing that night. Even before he can remember, music had set his soul on fire. Growing up immersed in the world of the great lyric-poets of the 1970's (ie Jim Croce, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Gordon Lightfoot), and the current American rock and folk sound (Springsteen, Counting Crows), Noble's songs create an unforgettable sound that "grabs you with the music, and holds you with the words." - KTRU 91.7 FM Houston, TX. With influences from folk to jazz to motown to classical/romantic composers such as Mozart and Brahms, this dynamic new songwriting voice brings a degree in Vocal Performance from the prestigious Shepherd School of Music to the table as well, and gives a long overdue voice to the everyday romance of life. With the release of his new self-titled album on Dancing Flame Records, and recent showcase on Houston's own "Best of Texas Songwriters Live - the album," Dave Noble is definitely an artist to watch.

Music Style Acoustic Rock/Singer-songwriter

Musical Influences Jim Croce, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Gordon Lightfoot, George Winston

Similar Artists Jim Croce, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Marc Cohn, Bruce Springsteen

Artist History Noble says this about his roots - "Dad was a folksinger in the New England area in the seventies. Played with Paul Simon, Jim Croce, Lightfoot, etc. So I was carrying daddy's HEAVY equipment when I was just a wee lad (you know, the microphones, picks, haha). I guess it must have rubbed off, because now I am completing a degree in Classical Music at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, one of the premier music schools around (I still pinch myself to make sure I'm still here! I go to school by day, and hit the clubs by night. . . kinda like a musical super hero!! Anyway, I picked up the guitar when I was 12 and my dad, the master, gently would not teach me, said I needed to learn the basics for myself, before he could help me. His wisdom was that if he taught me from the jump, I would never find my own "voice". So I taught myself the guitar, and the piano too. And now, I am studying my passion, music, and am getting to play my tunes every night, somewhere . . .

Group Members Dave Noble- vocals, piano, guitar. Other musicians vary with the tracks, so check each one for the musicians!

Instruments Vocals, 12-string guitar, 6-string guitar, piano, and synthesizers

Albums Dave Noble (on DancingFlame Records)

Press Reviews Performed at prestigious "Texas Songwriters Live" in 2001. Featured live on KTRU 91.7 FM in Houston, TX. Interviewed and featured on RBT TV in Houston, TX.

Additional Info check out www.dave-noble.com - coming in AUGUST

Location Houston, TX - USA

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