Chesterfield Supper Club

Chesterfield Supper Club was a popular 15-minute daily program on NBC that was hosted most of the year by Perry Como. However, for thirteen weeks during the summer of 1947 it was hosted alternately by Tex Beneke and Frankie Carle. On September 3, 1947, Tex Beneke was the host. The show received little more than…

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Chesterfield Supper Club

Perry Como was normally the host of the Supper Club, but for 13 weeks in the summer of 1947, that position alternated between Tex Beneke and Frankie Carle. The final summer host on September 5th was Tex Beneke.  It was the last show for the summer and Como was set to return the following week…

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Brickhouse-Hubbard Show

In late 1958, Jimmy was on his way from Washington, DC, back to his California home. Along the way he stopped off in Chicago to promote the opening of his new film Bell, Book and Candle. While in Chicago, he appeared on the Brickhouse-Hubbard Show on WGN-AM. Jack Brickhouse and Eddie Hubbard hosted the daily…

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