Command Performance – Page 5 – Retro Radio Podcast

Silhouettes of five musicians playing musical instruments against a glowing orange and yellow background - possibly a jazz band performing on stage.

Command Performance – Ginnie Simms, Gene Austy. Ep65, 430505

By Keith May 5, 2021Command Performance, Music

Announcer: Ken Carpenter Playlist Ain't Misbehaving (Ginny Simms) Clare De Loon. Freddie Martin) I'll Be Back (Sgt Gene Autry Comedian, Pat O'Mally shares a lyrical report on the family picnic.…

Command Performance – 43-05-01 (064) – Kate Smith, John Charles Thomas, Cass Daley

By Keith May 3, 2021Command Performance, Music

Announcer: Ken Carpenter Playlist Hey Good Looking (Kate Smith). I Got Spring for Sale. (Charioteers) Willie the Wolf oF the West (Cass Daley) South Paw Serenade (Piano instrumental, Freddie Slack)…

Command Performance – Don Ameche, Cass Daley. ep112, 440325

By Keith March 25, 2021Command Performance, Music

Host, Don Ameche comes out singing a welcom before introducing the Armed Forces Radio Trio who plays, Out of Nowhere. Don dips into the mailbag for some greetings. Then Faye…

Command Performance – Barbara Stanwyck, Dick Haymes. ep131, 440730

By Keith March 17, 2021Command Performance, Music

Harry Vonzel introduces Barbara Stanwyck to get right to introducing the acts. Would You Like to Swing on a Star? (Dick Haymes) She makes observations that set him apart from…

antique audio equipment, Fotolia, jukeboxes, music, nostalgic old record players, songs, sounds, tunes, vintage

Command Performance – Linda Darnell, Ink Spots, Cab Calloway (Assembled Show). ep45, 430102

By Keith August 24, 2020Command Performance, Music

Playlist Linda Darnel hosts the show. Ink Spots sing, Java Jive. Cass Daley sings, He Loved Me Til the All Clear Came. Yasha Heifitz plays, Ave Maria. Cab Calloway sings,…

Command Performance – Nelson Eddy, Vera Vague. EP186, 450802

By Keith August 2, 2020Command Performance, Music

Announcer is Don Wilson. Hosted by Nelson Eddy, he opens by singing, Come to My Heart. Who thought of the idea of an all male show? Despite the concept, comedienne,…

Command Performance – Claudette Colbert, Alan Hale, Jimmy Durante, Betty Hutton, Ronald Colman. 440708.

By Keith July 8, 2020Command Performance, Music

Usually broadcast from Hollywood, but tonight the show is in New York. Host is Claudette Colbert. Jimmy Durante joins her with hopes of being Claudette's next leading man. At a…

Command Performance – Spenser Tracey, Victor Borge. ep20, 420630

By Keith June 30, 2020Command Performance, Music

Announcer tonight is Paul Douglas. Hosted by Spencer Tracey. He dips into the mailbag, then Mary Lee gets rolling with the song, Liza. After another brief dip in the mail…

Command Performance – Joan Edwards, Jack Carson, Paulette Goddard, Randolph Scott. 450621

By Keith June 21, 2020Command Performance, Music

Audio quality is mushy and poor, but generally understandable if you have earphones, or a quiet listening environment. Hosted by Joan Edwards who sings, I'm Beginning to See the Light.…

Command Performance – Gloria DeHaven, Bob Hope, King Sisters. 450614

By Keith June 14, 2020Command Performance, Music

Ann Rutheford hosts a Let Yourself Go night. First, the King Sisters are up to sing, For You. Bob Hope shares his suppressed desire to cast cares away and play…