Fred Warren Joe Lewis
This program was taped in New York City on March 9, 1942 and released in April 1942, featuring the opening number "Buckle Down Winsocki," Joe E. Lewis singing "Sam, You Made The Pants Too Long," a baseball discussion between Tallulah and Paul Douglas, and Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians performing "Push-Button Tuning," a radio satire. The system cue is missing from this recording, which has also been documented with an alternate date of March 15, 1942.
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Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians lead the music on this show that brings together radio's biggest stars and military performers to play songs requested by soldiers.
Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians head the musical cast of this program which features the top stars of radio and the armed forces as they respond to the requests of the men in service.
Command Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949. The program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS) and transmitted by shortwave to overseas troops — but with few exceptions, it was not broadcast over domestic U.S. radio stations.
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“Fred Warren Joe Lewis.” Command Performance. Radio broadcast, March 9, 1942.
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