[1] Como was also well known for his recordings and performances in the intimate Easy listening style and religious music of Christian and Jewish faiths.

While Como and other vocalists were able to have the backing of a band for a live concert or radio show, that would disappear when they entered the recording studio.

[22] The only exception to the musicians' strike or ban was for V-Discs after October 27, 1943, which were distributed to the American Armed Forces and not sold commercially.

Two versions of "Goodbye, Sue" were produced: one using a vocal chorus for backup commercially issued by RCA Victor and another made in 1944, with full orchestral accompaniment, available as a V-Disc only.

[24] Singers came into their own, most likely to some extent because of the strike, and the situation was reversed, with the bands becoming a "backdrop" for vocalists-a very positive career boost for Como and his counterparts.

[2] In 1945, Como recorded the pop ballad "Till the End of Time"[26] (based on Chopin's "Heroic Polonaise"), which marked the beginning of a highly successful career.

RCA Victor kept Perry Como busy in advance of the strike; he produced three years worth of recordings during that time.

[33] With this strike lasting less than a year, Como's only recording during the ban was "N'yot N'yow" (The Pussycat Song), with the Fontane Sisters from his radio and television shows.

[40][41] In the same year, long-time Como associate Mickey Glass found Perry a hit through a late-night subway ride home.

[42] On March 14, 1958, the RIAA certified Como's hit single, "Catch a Falling Star" as its first ever Gold Record.

"[45] For "It's Impossible", Como learned the details on Top 40 music from his young neighbors: "But the kids in our neighborhood came out and said, 'Well, we're finally glad you made it to our list.'

[49] In 1987, he recorded his final album for RCA, Today, with his trusted friend and associate Nick Perito[48][50] at Evergreen Studios, Burbank, California.

1 on at least one of the three Billboard charts (sales, disc-jockeys, jukeboxes): "Till The End Of Time" (1945); "Prisoner of Love" (1946); "Surrender" (1946); "Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba" (1947); "'A' You're Adorable" (1949); "Some Enchanted Evening" (1949); "Hoop-De-Doo" (1950); "If" (1951); "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" (1952); "No Other Love" (1953); "Wanted" (1954); "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" (1956); "Round And Round" (1957); and "Catch a Falling Star" (1957).

[157][158][159] On September 21, 2010, Sounds of Yesteryear issued a compact disk compiled from transcripts of The Chesterfield Supper Club made for the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) in May 1946.

[160] Since many radio stations in the US adopt a format change to Christmas music each December, many holiday hits have an annual spike in popularity during the last few weeks of the year and are retired once the season is over.