SISSLE, NOBLE

SISSLE, NOBLE. Bandleader (10 July 1889 in Indianapolis, Indiana; 17 December 1975 in Tampa, Florida). He sang in his father's church choir as a child. He obtained his musical education in the public schools of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Cleveland, Ohio, where his family lived during the years 1909-1913. He studied further at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana (1913), and Butler University in Indianapolis (1914-15). He began singing professionally in 1908, touring with the Edward Thomas Male...