February 5, 1931: His appearance on Rudy Vallee's The Fleischmann Hour paved the way for Eddie Cantor's long radio career. Eddie Cantor was an American "illustrated song" performer, comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter. Cantor's performance with Rudy Vallee on Vallee's The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour caused NBC tried out The Chase and Sanborn for 4 weeks. Later on Cantor took Maurice Chevalier's place at Chase and Sanborn on September 13, 1931.