Pop & Country Singer Nick Noble Passes Away

Nick Noble was an American pop and country singer who was born in Chicago. He was best known for his recordings of "The Tip of My Fingers" and "Moonlight Swim". Born Nicholas Valkan, Noble was popular in the mid-1950s, and he scored four hits on the newly-created Billboard pop charts between 1955 and 1957. His singles remained popular in Chicago and nationwide in the early 1960s, with his 1962 cover of Carl Belew's "Hello Out There" reaching the Top 15. He regained national chart status in 1978 with the country and easy listening hit "Stay With Me". He also recorded for Coral, and Columbia and during his career recorded 109 singles and four albums.

 Noble died on March 24, 2012, aged 85.