[sinatraphiles] Re: chesterfield supper club

From: "eob101" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "eob101" for DMARC)
To: "sinatraphiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <sinatraphiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2021 15:07:19 +0000 (UTC)

Ed,  Good eye.  I had a look at the Radio
Listings for March 29th, 1945 in the New York Times after you sent your post.
It didn’t even carry the title of the show.  Could easily have been missed.
Nice catch.  I’ll update March 29th.
    Hi Ed,              I looked through the April broadcasts. Despite the
upbeat article you posted about Johnson, hecontinued to struggle. There was an
appearance by him on 4/10, but then he missed more shows. MonicaLewis held down
the fort for the rest of the month with one more appearance by Johnson.Ed

I may be getting closer.  I concentrated on the show title "Music That
Satisfies".  This ran on April 10th, 1945:  Hi Scott,                I got it.
Checked radio listing in the NYT for March 45. Frank subbed for Johnston on
3-29.Johnston returned on 4/3 but was off again on 4/5. I'll check the rest of
April later today.Ed

So, it had be probably February, March or early April 1945   Sinatra might have
substituted on more than one show because the show aired 3 days a week..

Scott

At 04:11 PM 7/30/2021, you wrote:
Hi Scott,
                 I posted this to the list on 6/9. There are many shows I
listed almost a decade back
that never got incorporated into the daily history. I try to add a few when
there is a connection
on the list. I first discovered Frank's Supper Club, 7-10-45, at the LOC about
30 years ago. I
purchased a copy and asked about additional appearances. The library has a
limited collection
of Supper Clubs. This spring I discovered that the Boston Globe often listed
the host and guests
- if there were any -- on the CBS 15 minute show. I looked through all of the
listings from early 1945
right into the fall. Sinatra is never mentioned. Johnston was listed a number
of times. He was married
to Kathryn Grayson when she filmed "The Kissing Bandit." There a slew of Supper
Clubs, with Perry
Como, Jo Stafford and Peggy Lee, in circulation. A very interesting show has
Perry with Nat Cole
as his guest.
               The information below comes from an AP article plus very brief
mentions of Frank subbing
that appeared in Billboards and Varities and a few other publications.
Unfortunately there are no precise
dates. I hope you are able to find exact dates.
Ed

Johnston Taken Sick;
Sinatra On Chesterfield
Frank Sinatra batted for Johnny
Johnston last night on the Chesterfield
program over CBS, 7:15-7:30
p.m., EWT and repeat at 11:15 p.m.
Johnston, who was taken ill, may be
off the show indefinitely and Sinatra
will be heard on the program until
he returns. Show is on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. Paul Baron
conducts the orchestra.

note: Frank subbed three times for Perry Como
on the Supper Club. Perry's father died on 7-8-45
and Frank took over the show on 7-10-45. We
now know he made at least six, maybe more,
appearances on the very popular show. Supper Club
won favorite 15 minute show in Billboard's poll
from February of 1945.
When MGM issued their soundtrack LP of
"The Kissing Bandit," Johnny Johnston subbed
for Frank because Columbia wasn't about to have
"The Voice" warbling on another label.

Ed

References:
- [sinatraphiles] Re: chesterfield supper club
  - From: eob101
- [sinatraphiles] Re: chesterfield supper club
  - From: Scott Henderson

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