''Saturday Night Serenade'' is an American

old-time radio The Golden Age of Radio, also known as the old-time radio (OTR) era, was an era of radio in the United States where it was the dominant electronic home entertainment medium. It began with the birth of commercial radio broadcasting in the early ...

program that featured popular music. The 30-minute program was broadcast on CBS on Saturday nights from October 3, 1936, until September 25, 1948, sponsored by Pet Milk. In 1948, the show moved to NBC, and the name was changed to ''The Pet Milk Show'', Female singers who starred on the program included Mary Eastman,

Jessica Dragonette Jessica Valentina Dragonette (February 14, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was a singer who became popular on American radio and was active in the World War II effort. Early life Born in Calcutta, India, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Jessica Valent ...

Kay Armen Armenuhi Manoogian ( hy, Արմենուհի Մանուկեան); November 2, 1915 – October 3, 2011), better known by her stage name Kay Armen, was an American Armenian singer popular during the 1940s and 1950s. Her career in show business spann ...

, and

Hollace Shaw Hollace Shaw (July 24, 1913 – March 2, 1976) was a coloratura soprano who performed on old-time radio and on the stage. Early years Shaw was born in Fresno, California.DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Diction ...

. Their male counterparts included Bill Perry and

Vic Damone Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop and big band singer and actor. He was best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit " You're Breaking My Heart", an ...

, For one interval, the individual vocalists were replaced by the Emil Cote Singers. Guest vocalists were also featured at times. They included

Ruby Mercer Ruby Mercer, CM (26 July 1906 – 26 January 1999) was an American-born Canadian writer, broadcaster, soprano and entrepreneur. Mercer was born in Athens, Ohio, and grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 1936, she made her debut as a member of ...

. Howard Barlow led the orchestra in 1936-1937, with

Gus Haenschen Walter Gustave Haenschen ( - March 27, 1980) was an arranger and composer of music and an orchestra conductor, primarily on old-time radio programs. Early years Haenschen was born in St. Louis to parents who had come from Germany and settled in tha ...

conducting thereafter. Announcers were Bill Adams, Warren Sweeney, and Bob Trout. Producers were Roland Martini and (during the Damone-Armen years) Helen Ward.

References

External links

Episodes of ''The Pet Milk Show'' from dumb.com

Episodes of ''Saturday Night Serenade'' from Old Time Radio Researchers Group Library
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