Johnny Noble

American composer, arranger and musician. (September 17, 1892, Honolulu, Hawaii – January 13, 1944, Honolulu) Composer and arranger of hundreds of songs, several of which have become Hawaiian standards, such as "My Little Grass Shack", "King Kamehameha" and "Hula Blues". Johnny Noble was also responsible for popularizing Prince Leleiohoku's song "Hawaiian War Chant". In 1935, he became the first Hawaiian composer inducted into ASCAP.