Gene Nobles

American radio disc jockey credited with introducing artists such as Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and Little Richard, to a wider audience.
Born August 3, 1913, Hot Springs, Arkansas; died September 21, 1989, Nashville, Tennessee.
He attained fame on Nashville radio station WLAC from the 1940s through the 1970s by playing rhythm and blues music.
Married to , who was suspiciously granted a third of the songwriting credit for "Susie Q" (1957) and possibly earlier "See You Soon Baboon" (1955) as a thank-you to Nobles for promoting the songs on his station, a common form of payola at the time.