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Th Read more. Detailed Site Map of Links. Artist matches. Filter Results. Como, Roselle, and their friends had gone to nearby Cleveland; their good times took them to the Silver Slipper Ballroom where Freddy Carlone and his orchestra were playing. Carlone invited anyone who thought he might have singing talent to come up and sing with his band. Young Como was terrified, but his friends urged him onto the stage.
Carlone was so impressed with his performance that he offered him a job. The young man was not certain whether he should accept the offer Freddy Carlone had made, so he returned to Canonsburg to talk the matter over with his father.
Perry expected he would tell him to stay in the barber business, but to his surprise, the senior Como told him if he did not try this, he would never know whether or not he could be a professional singer. Three years after joining the Carlone band, Como moved to Ted Weems 's Orchestra and his first recording dates. Apparently realizing it was the best move for his young vocalist, Freddy Carlone urged him to sign with Weems. It was here where the young Como acquired polish and his own unique style, with the help of Ted Weems.
Weems had recordings of some previous radio programs; one evening he and Como listened to them after the show. From listening to them, Como was shocked to realize that no one could make out the words to the songs he was singing.
Weems told Como there was no need for him to resort to vocal tricks; what was necessary was to sing from the heart. During one of Como's early Decca recording sessions with the Weems orchestra, Weems was told to get rid of "that kid" Como because he sounded too much like Bing Crosby. Before Como could reply, Ted Weems spoke up, saying that Como was part of the session or it was over. The Como's first child, Ronnie, was born in while the Weems band was working in Chicago. Como left the performance to be at his wife's side even though he was threatened with dismissal if he did so.
The radio program Beat the Band did not always originate from Chicago, but was often done from locations such as Milwaukee, Denver and St. Louis, as the band continued to play road engagements while part of the radio show cast. In late , Como made the decision to quit the Weems band, even if it meant giving up singing. Como fielded many other calls that also brought offers; what was different was that he knew and trusted Rockwell, who was offering him his own sustaining non-sponsored Columbia Broadcasting System CBS radio show and to get him a recording contract.
Como said in an interview, "I thought I'd have my fun and I'd go home to work. Perry went on the air for CBS on March 12, Como's popularity also extended to a more mature audience when he played the Versailles and returned to the Copacabana, where the management placed "SRO-Swooning Ruled Out" cards on their tables. Doug Storer , who was an advertising manager with the Blackman Company at the time, became convinced of Como's abilities after hearing him on his non-sponsored CBS Radio show.
Storer produced a demo radio program recording with Como and the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra which he brought to the advertising agency that handled the Chesterfield Cigarettes account. Initially, the agency liked the format of the show, but wanted someone else as the star, asking Storer to obtain the release of the singer they preferred, so he would be free for their new program.
Storer decided to do nothing about getting the singer released from his contract. When he was contacted by the agency some weeks later, saying they were ready to put the program on the air on NBC, Storer bluntly told them the man for their show was the man they had heard on the demo recording. The program was scheduled to make its debut in about a week; the only option was to hire Como for the show.
Storer then arranged for Como's release from his CBS contract. The April 5, , broadcasts of the Chesterfield Supper Club took place 20, feet in the air; these were the first known instances of a complete radio show being presented from an airplane.
A total of three flights were made; there was an earlier rehearsal flight for reception purposes. Because the stand-held microphones were not very useful on the plane, hand-held mikes were then used, but due to the cabin pressure, they became extremely heavy to hold after a few minutes.
After 26 years of not making night club appearances, Como accepted an engagement at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in June , which also resulted in his first "live" album, Perry Como in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas. Prior to this he had last appeared at New York's Copacabana in Performing live again brought Como a new sense of enjoyment.
In May , he embarked on his first concert appearance outside of the United States, a show at the London Palladium for the Variety Club of Great Britain to aid children's charities. At the show's end, Como sat in a chair, delightedly chatting back and forth with his equally delighted fans. At first, the invitation did not extend to his associates traveling and working with him, and Como politely declined.
President Pertini enjoyed their performance enough to join them in singing "Santa Lucia. The year found Como traveling the US with his 50th Anniversary tour. Having spent most of his professional life in radio or recording studios and on television soundstages, he was enjoying doing live performances. Como now performed in a tuxedo , saying, "It shows respect for the audience. It doesn't take a guy equipped with ESP, to see what's cookin' with your curiosity!
Is "Mister Nice Guy" just a press agent's pitch? You never thought you'd see me in Las Vegas 'live' I haven't played a "club" since ! It's spelled out in dollar signs you better believe it! I can almost read your minds! Perry Como credited Bing Crosby for influencing his voice and style. Despite his immense popularity, Como is rarely given credit for what, once you stop and think of it, he so clearly is: one of the great singers and one of the great artists of our time.
Perhaps the reason people rarely talk about his formidable attributes as a singer is that he makes so little fuss about them. That celebrated ease of his has been too little understood. Ease in any art is the result of mastery over the details of the craft. You get them together to the point where you can forget about how you do things and concentrate on what you are doing.
Como got them together so completely that the muscles don't even show. It seems effortless, but a good deal of effort has gone into making it seem so. Como is known to be meticulous about rehearsal of the material for an album. He tries things out in different keys, gives the song thought, makes suggestions, tries it again, and again, until he is satisfied. The hidden work makes him look like Mr. Casual, and too many people are taken in by it — but happily so.
From until his death in , Como co-hosted a weekly syndicated radio show with John Knox, called Weekend With Perry.
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