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Hosted by Ernie Whitman. The Jimmy Lunceford orchestra opens and plays, Hallelujah.
The King Cole Trio sing, Fuzzy Wuzzy. Lena Horne arrives to joke around with Ernie, reads a few mailbag requests, and responds by singing, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.
Butterfly McQueen talks with Lena about… you guessed it, men. What advice does Lena have for the man crazy Butterfly? Lena plays the straightwoman as Butterfly tells about her dating adventures with soldiers. Joe Sullivan, pianist, plays an original boogie riff called, Farewell to Riverside.
Lena is back to sing, I Walk Alone. The King Cole Trio sings, Straighten Up and Fly Right. Ernie tells, in his typical jive talking style, how to write in for requests.
Jimmy Lunceford plays his special arrangement, while his singers sing, Pistol Packing Mama. Ernie signs off with a word to the soldiers listening.
