BUSTER NOBLE

Clarence Lancelot "Buster" Noble (b:1913) was a singer, dancer, comedian and radio star from the 1940s to the 1970s. Buster was an all rounder. He married entertainer Helen De Paul in 1941. They had two daughters Amanda Noble and Patricia Ann Ruth Noble aka Patsy Ann Noble aka Trisha Noble, who was a TV star and singer. After WW2 the Nobles joined the Tivoli circuit of variety entertainment and worked around Australia and New Zealand in such shows as Stars and Garters, Atomic Blondes, Sit Back and Laugh and Let's Make it a Party.

Helen was a singer/dancer and straight woman and "Buster" the comic who played the ukulele and tap-danced. Buster also entertained Australian troops overseas and de Paul went with him to Korea in the early 1950s. After returning to Oz, Helen worked on early TV shows and was responsible for choreographing the Vegemite commercials of the 1950s which celebrated their 50th anniversary recently and are still shown on TV in a colourised format. "Buster" had a lot of novelty singles released over the years with "The Pommy Jackaroo" from 1962 reaching the Top 40. One of his other hits was "The Young Camp Stockman" from 1973. He died in 1990.

SINGLES

''The Pommy Jackaroo (#40) / The Publican's Daughter'' 1962 Columbia
''The Shearer's Cook / Banjo Sam'' 1963 Columbia
''Boomerang Bender / Shearer's Cook'' 1964 Columbia
''Step It Out Mary / Talkin' Strine'' 1968 Columbia
''Dusty Road / Searchin' For The Outback'' 1968 Columbia
''The Young Camp Stockman (#49) / Son Of Tommy'' 1972 Australian Country
''The Wild Koala Bear / They're A Weird Mob'' 1973 Australian Country
''How's A Bloke To Know / Hank The Lucky Truckie'' 1973 M7

EPs

'The Pommy Jackaroo' 1963 Columbia

ALBUMS

'Walkabout With Buster Noble' 1964 Columbia
'They Don't Write Songs Like They Used To' 1975 M7
'The Young Camp Stockman And Other Australian Comedy Hits' 1981 Australian Country

References

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/