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Chesterfield is a brand of cigarette , named after Chesterfield County, Virginia . The brand is owned by conglomerate Altria and produced by its subsidiary Philip Morris USA .

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33-451: Chesterfield Kings may refer to: Chesterfield Kings (cigarette) , an American brand of unfiltered cigarette made by Chesterfield (cigarette) The Chesterfield Kings , an American rock band Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chesterfield Kings . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

66-445: A Philip Morris pack. Popular big band leader Glenn Miller was sponsored by Chesterfield in the early 1940s. He was billed as Glenn Miller and his Chesterfield Orchestra. At one point during the partnership the music stands were designed to look like packs of Chesterfield cigarettes, and later was replaced by a blue banner with gold fringe that was embroidered with Glenn Miller and his Chesterfield Orchestra with two crossed cigarettes at

99-545: A Tech3 chassis. For the 2011 season , Spies moved to the factory Yamaha team, and was being replaced by Cal Crutchlow ; the team again retained Colin Edwards for a fourth season. For the 2012 season , Crutchlow moved into the second year of his two-year deal, while Edwards announced that he was leaving for the Forward Racing team with Andrea Dovizioso having been confirmed as his replacement. Bradley Smith signed

132-503: A blend of Turkish and Virginia tobacco , were introduced by the Drummond Tobacco Company of St. Louis, Missouri in 1873. The company was acquired by American Tobacco Company in 1898, who manufactured Chesterfields until 1911. In 1912, the brand was taken over by Liggett & Myers and production moved to Durham, North Carolina . The brand was acquired by Philip Morris (now Altria ) in 1999. Chesterfield

165-673: A deal to ride for the team in MotoGP in 2013 and 2014. In early 2018, after twenty years' association with Yamaha, the team made a shock announcement to make an intended move to KTM beginning in the 2019 season , becoming a satellite team to the Austrian firm's MotoGP presence . The Tech3 squad are considered as a 'junior' or development team, signing upcoming riders early in their MotoGP class careers. This announcement also affected Tech3's Moto2 programme, as they switched to KTM chassis. In mid-2018, Tech3 also confirmed they would be entering

198-515: A pack of Chesterfield Reds several times. In Quentin Tarantino 's 1992 movie Reservoir Dogs , Mr. White offers Mr. Pink a Chesterfield cigarette in an attempt to calm him. In another Tarantino-penned movie, 1993's True Romance , Clarence Worley's father, Clifford, smokes a Chesterfield before his execution at the hands of Blue Lou Boyle's consigliere , Vincenzo Coccotti. In the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption , Red ( Morgan Freeman )

231-657: Is seen giving a pack of Chesterfield cigarettes to Heywood ( William Sadler ) after losing the "Fresh Fish" bet. Heywood sniffs the cigarettes and says "Yes, Richmond, Virginia". In the Coen brothers ' 2001 The Man Who Wasn't There , a black and white neo-noir film set in 1949, the main character is an unfiltered Chesterfield chain smoker. In the 2005 film Memoirs of a Geisha , after Pumpkin has immersed herself in World War II American soldier culture, she tells Sayuri that she only smokes Chesterfields now. In

264-824: Is sold in: Albania , Argentina , Australia , Austria , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Brazil , Costa Rica , Croatia , Czech Republic , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Israel , Italy , Kuwait , Kosovo , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malaysia , Mexico , Moldova , Morocco , Netherlands , New Zealand , North Macedonia , Paraguay , Poland , Portugal , Philippines , Romania , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , Slovenia , South Africa , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , Ukraine , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States . Ian Fleming frequently makes references to different smoking products in his famous James Bond novels. The Chesterfield brand of cigarette are portrayed as one of Bond's favorites as seen in

297-477: The 2008 season , their squad was two-time and reigning Superbike World Champion James Toseland partnered with the two-time Superbike World Champion Colin Edwards . For the 2010 season , Ben Spies replaced Toseland. Spies finished the season in sixth place, while Edwards finished in eleventh place. In the new Moto2 category, Tech3 rider Yuki Takahashi finished the season in twelfth place, while Raffaele De Rosa finished 27th, aboard Honda-powered bikes using

330-399: The 250cc World Championship . The livery of the bike was totally black with the mark on the side fairings. In the same years, Aprilia adopted the same livery in the series production of its RS road bikes (in the 50, 125 and 250 cylinder sizes). They were also title sponsor of Tech3's championship winning 250cc campaign in 2000 with Olivier Jacque . Chesterfield was the main sponsor of

363-567: The pop standard song " Dream (When You're Feeling Blue) " as the theme song for his Chesterfield radio program; the theme for Como's Chesterfield Supper Club was the basis for "Smoke Dreams", covered by Jo Stafford, k.d. lang , and other artists. Liggett & Myers sponsored Dragnet , both on radio and on TV, during the 1950s. The 1954 theatrical version of Dragnet also had Chesterfield product placements, such as advertisements in scenes taking place at drug stores and news counters, or cigarette vending machines. Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday

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396-663: The 1930s through the 1950s, Chesterfield sponsored popular radio programs. An early one was the radio series Music That Satisfies which was broadcast in 1932–1933. The Chesterfield Hour (1939–1944) featured big bands such as those of Paul Whiteman and Glenn Miller and Fred Waring . It was followed briefly by Johnny Mercer 's Chesterfield Music Shop (1944) and then the Chesterfield Supper Club (1944–1949) which featured Perry Como and Jo Stafford with Peggy Lee replacing Stafford on some episodes beginning in 1948. Johnny Mercer originally wrote

429-636: The 1959 book Goldfinger . In this novel, James Bond demands of Goldfinger's servant, "Oddjob, I want a lot of food, quickly. And a bottle of bourbon, soda and ice. Also a carton of Chesterfields, king-size..." In numerous Stephen King novels, his characters frequently smoke Chesterfield cigarettes. In King's 2000 book On Writing , he wrote that Chesterfield was the first brand he smoked, and that his World War II veteran uncle dismissed them as "stockade cigarettes." In Oscar Hijuelos ' Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love , several main characters smoke Chesterfield cigarettes. In

462-438: The 1980 film The Blues Brothers . Near the end of the scene at Bob's Country Bunker, Jake is seen briefly flashing a flattened and nearly empty pack of Chesterfield cigarettes, pretending it is his musician's union ID card. In Jim Jarmusch 's 1984 film Stranger Than Paradise the main characters smoke Chesterfields, at times discussing where they can purchase them. In the 1989 film Fratelli d'Italia , Jerry Calà draws

495-475: The 2007 film Grindhouse , the actor Kurt Russell extracts a Chesterfield pack out of his pocket. In 2018, Norman Newlander ( Alan Arkin ) mentions smoking Chesterfield cigarettes when he was younger in Chuck Lorre 's American comedy-drama series The Kominsky Method (Season One: Episode 6, ~11min). In the 1958 movie South Pacific Joe Cabel is seen taking a Chesterfield out of a pack as he arrives at

528-513: The 2010 HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire , Agent Knox is seen giving three packs of Chesterfield cigarettes to Clayton. In the 2020 miniseries The Queen's Gambit , Beth Harmon's adoptive mother asks Beth to run to the store to pick up three packs of Chesterfields. In the Netflix series The Crown , Princess Margaret ’s favorite cigarettes are Chesterfields. In real life, the Princess

561-534: The 250 world championship. In the 2001 season the team moved the whole operation to the premier class, again with Yamaha, Jacque, and Nakano on the YZR500 , though their status changed to that of satellite team through to the present. Towards the end of the 2002 season , the team was given use of the YZR-M1 . In the 2006 season and 2007 season , the team used Dunlop tyres , but returned to Michelin in 2008. In

594-498: The Intro and Outro to his episodes" frequently smoked and promoted Chesterfield Cigarettes at the end of the episodes, usually following the famous quote "They Satisfy". In the 1940s and 1950s Ronald Reagan , Bob Hope , Bing Crosby , Perry Como , and Arthur Godfrey were among Chesterfield's official spokesmen; Chesterfield being one of the primary sponsors of the radio and TV programs of these stars during that time. Chesterfield

627-468: The Navy base. The 1992 Jawbreaker song "Chesterfield King" refers to the cigarette twice. First, the singer shares a Chesterfield with a woman he meets in a parking lot. Later, at the end of the song, the singer gives a Chesterfield King to the woman he has been singing about. Donald Fagen 's 1982 album The Nightfly features a pack of Chesterfield Kings on the cover and the brand is also mentioned in

660-578: The UK market. In 2018, Phillip Morris discontinued Chesterfield non-filter cigarettes in the United States; shortly thereafter (January 2019), the company began limited US testing of three filtered varieties: Reds (Full Flavor), Blues (Lights), and Green (Menthol). Chesterfield was a sponsor of the Surtees team during the 1976 Formula One season and 1977 Formula One season . A second car entered in

693-639: The bottom, the top one having a red tip with emulated smoke rising from it. It was during the Chesterfield radio broadcasts on Sunday afternoons with Glenn Miller that the female trio The Andrews Sisters gained popularity. Tech3 Tech3 is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP World Championship under the name Red Bull GasGas Tech3 . They also compete in the Moto3 World Championship under

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726-474: The end of each episode. The Hollywood actor Paul Douglas , who died of a heart attack at age 52, advertised them. Longtime college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant smoked unfiltered Chesterfields, often two to three packs per day. Lucille Ball was known to smoke Chesterfields. Because I Love Lucy was sponsored by Philip Morris , she was not supposed to be seen smoking any other brand of cigarette on set. She still smoked Chesterfields, but put them in

759-580: The feat at the final race of the season in Portugal , Oliviera's home race. In mid-2022, Tech3 has announced their partnership with Spanish motorcycle manufacturer Gas Gas , which are KTM's sister brand. The deal saw Tech3 will carry Gas Gas's crimson red color from 2023 onwards. Tech3 continued their partnership with KTM in Moto3 class in that season before also switched to GasGas in 2024 season. On June 13 2024, Tech3 announced that they will be reverting to

792-692: The inaugural season of the MotoE World Cup in 2019 . After the 2019 season in Moto2, with KTM withdrawing from the series, for 2020 Tech3 will field a two-rider team in the Moto3 class for the first time, also using KTM machinery. In the 2020 season, Tech3 recorded their first ever premier-class win in their 373rd start at the Styrian Grand Prix in Austria, KTM's home event. The race was won by Miguel Oliveira . Rider and team repeated

825-409: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chesterfield_Kings&oldid=710040648 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chesterfield (cigarette) Chesterfields, originally

858-541: The motorcycle team "BYRD" (Belgarda Yamaha Racing Division) at the Paris-Dakar Rally from 1987 to 1994. In addition, under the name "Chesterfield Scout" a collaboration with the enduro sport on a more private level. For example, at Yamaha in 1989, there was a "Chesterfield DT" with 125 cc, for the Yamaha XTZ 750 Super Ténéré gave it in its first model year in 1989, the color variant "Chesterfield". In

891-535: The movie Il Sorpasso . In Jack Clayton 's 1974 adaptation of The Great Gatsby , Gatsby ( Robert Redford ) splits the last Chesterfield in his pack with Nick Carraway ( Sam Waterston ) while the two chat on Carraway's porch. Nick Carraway is a thinly-disguised F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby . Fitzgerald's favorite cigarette was Chesterfield, so the scene is an accurate adaptation. Jake Blues ( John Belushi ) smoked Chesterfield cigarettes in

924-467: The name Red Bull GasGas Tech3 and the MotoE World Cup under the name Tech3 E-Racing . The team was founded in 1990 by ex-racer Hervé Poncharal , engineer Guy Coulon, and Bernard Martignac, and began racing in the 250 cc class using Honda and Suzuki motorcycles. In the 1999 season , the team partnered with Yamaha for the factory team. In the 2000 season , their riders Olivier Jacque and Shinya Nakano placed first and second respectively in

957-404: The title song The Nightfly whereby the lyrics go: "I've got plenty of Java and Chesterfield kings..." J. Robert Oppenheimer was a chain smoker of Chesterfields Princess Margaret was known to smoke Chesterfield throughout her life. Rod Serling , creator and host of the series The Twilight Zone (1959–1964), smoked and sometimes promoted Chesterfield during his brief appearances at

990-516: Was known to smoke up to sixty cigarettes per day. Humphrey Bogart frequently appeared in Chesterfield advertisements. A scene from the 1944 movie To Have and Have Not shows him with a pack of Chesterfields. A Chesterfield placement appeared in Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 film À bout de souffle in which the cigarette smoked by the actress Jean Seberg is a Chesterfield. Vittorio Gassman bought two packs of Chesterfield cigarettes in

1023-412: Was seen smoking Chesterfields in the movie and TV series. The Martin and Lewis Show, on NBC radio from 1949 to 1953, was sponsored or co-sponsored for most of its run by Chesterfield. Also in the 1950s, Gunsmoke on both radio and TV was similarly sponsored primarily by Chesterfields and L&Ms. In 1963, Rod Serling the creator of The Twilight Zone "often seen smoking a cigarette while narrating

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1056-558: Was sponsored by Chesterfield in 1977. Chesterfield also sponsored the BMS Scuderia Italia team in the 1993 FIA Formula One World Championship . They only sponsored the team for one season due to the retirement of the team from F1 to focus on the World Touring Car Cup . Chesterfield was a sponsor of Max Biaggi 's Aprilia RSV 250 from the 1994 to the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season in

1089-406: Was the first cigarette to add an extra layer of wrapping to their pack to preserve moisture. In 1926, Chesterfield's "Blow some my way" advertising campaign targeted women smokers, while a 1948 advert produced for NBC claimed that the brand was "preferred by professional smokers". In 2011, Philip Morris created three variations (Chesterfield Red, Chesterfield Blue and Chesterfield Menthol) for

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