Chesterfield Supper Club was an NBC musical variety radio program (1944-50) and was also broadcast as a television program (1948-50). NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center and is shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

Radio

The Chesterfield Supper Club began on December 11, 1944 as a 15 minute radio program, airing at 7 PM weeknights on the NBC Radio Network. This musical varity show was sponsored by Chesterfield cigarettes and featured live musical performances. NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center and is shown on basic cable in Canada. ... A lit cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ...

Perry Como hosted the Chesterfield Supper Club (NBC-Radio 1944-50) on ondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while Jo Stafford was the host on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Beginning in 1948, singer Peggy Lee was added to the roster, taking over the Thursday broadcast. Pierino Ronaldo Perry Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian American crooner during the latter half of the 20th century. ... Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. ... Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. ...

During the first year, Como was backed by Ted Steele and His Orchestra. Lloyd Schaefer and His Orchestra took over near the end of 1945.

1948 magazine advertisement for "Chesterfield Supper Club" radio program

According to a 1948 magazine advertisement, Como was broadcast from New York, backed by the Mitchel Ayres orchestra. Stafford and Lee were broadcast from Hollywood. Stafford was backed by her future husband Paul Weston and his orchestra. Peggy Lee was backed by her husband Dave Barbour and his orchestra. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Paul Weston (real name Wetstein) (March 12, 1912 - September 20, 1996) was a US pianist, arranger, composer and conductor. ...

The show featured musical performances by the host, along with various guest singers and orchestras, including Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Eddie Fisher, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Nat King Cole, Victor Borge, plus many others. Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was a popular and highly acclaimed male vocalist and actor. ... Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American film actress considered by many to be one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywoods Golden Era of musical film. ... Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. ... Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904–circa December 15, 1944), born in Clarinda, Iowa, was a American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era. ... For other uses, see King Cole (disambiguation). ... Victor Borge (January 3, 1909 – December 23, 2000) was a humorist, entertainer and world-class pianist affectionately known as the Clown Prince of Denmark and the Great Dane. ...

Television

The Chesterfield Supper Club also appeared on NBC television, beginning Christmas Eve, 1948, with a live performance by Perry Como. This was the beginning of Como's long standing tradition of television Christmas specials. This series was the first of four regular primetime musical variety TV series hosted by Perry Como. He continued to host the Chesterfield Supper Club until 1950, when he moved to CBS and the NBC series ended. Pierino Ronaldo Perry Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian American crooner during the latter half of the 20th century. ...

External links

[1] Perry Como at Television Heaven [2] Chesterfield Supper Club at classicthemes.com