On the live Jethro Tull album "Bursting Out" (recorded May 28, 1978 in
Berne), one can hear Nobs announcing "...herzlich willkommen in der
Festhalle Bern !" (Welcome to the Festhall of Berne).
Founder of the famous Montreux Jazz Festival.
In the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water" he's referred to as "Funky Claude" for his heroic actions of saving some spectators from a casino fire at Montreux, Switzerland (December 4, 1971).