Garry Moore

Beat the Band was a musical quiz show heard on NBC radio from Sunday,
January 28, 1940 to September 6, 1944. Host Garry Moore read music-
related questions submitted by listeners to band members in Ted Weems
Orchestra.

The show was originally sponsored by the General Mills cereal Kix with
Marvin Miller and Tom Shirley as announcers. Among the program’s
vocalists was Perry Como.

Unlike most radio shows of the time, Beat the Band did not always originate
in Chicago; the program was often broadcast on location from places like
Denver, St Louis, and Milwaukee.

The program popularized the show business catch phrase, "Give me a
little traveling music," often uttered by Jackie Gleason.

Perry Como 

Marvin Miller

The Burnside Bridge as it looks today

Jerome David Kern was one of the most important theater composers of the
early 20th century. He wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage
works, including “Ol’ Man River”, “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”, and “The
Way You Look Tonight”.

"Baby It’s You" was recorded by The Shirelles and The Beatles,
and became hits for both groups. The biggest charting version
was covered by the band Smith, who took the song to number
five in 1969.