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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…

Command Performance – Fred Allen, Kenny Baker. ep4, 420318

By Keith March 18, 2020Comedy, Command Performance, Music

In response to letters from servicemen Fred Allen hosts the show. Fred gives an update on how the Benny-Allen feud is going. Which of course includes plenty of jabs at…

Command Performance – Bette Davis, Marilyn Maxwell, Artie Shaw, Jimmy Durante. 440610.

By Keith June 10, 2019Command Performance, Music

Hosted by award winning Bette Davis. She tries a comic routine, ala Bob Hope. She introduces Marilyn Maxwell, who reads greetings from the mailbag. She sings, Wish I May. Bette…

Command Performance – Eddie Cantor. ep1, 420301.

By Keith March 1, 2019Command Performance, Music

Eddie Cantor is the first host on this first episode that will bring top celebrities to the air. All requests come from letters sent in from the troops themselves. The…

Command Performance – Bob Hope, Bing Crosby. 430925

By Keith September 25, 2018Command Performance, Music

Hosted by Bob Hope, he has brought his cast from his USO tour, Francis Langford and Tony Romano. Bob takes time to crack a few jokes about his recent travels.…