1st; 'Somebody Loves Me'. June Allyson MCs. Dick Powell, The Les Paul Trio
June Allyson opens the show with "Somebody Loves Me," followed by Charlie Cantor performing as Clifton Finnegan from "Duffy's Tavern." The Charioteers perform the novelty song "Oodles Of Noodles," which doesn't fit their usual style, and then Dick Powell appears in a skit called "The Life Of Dick Powell" where his opening lines send June into uncontrollable laughter that continues throughout the scene. Dick Powell concludes with a performance of "Paper Moon" in what becomes a standout episode, though the recording date may need verification.
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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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“1st; 'Somebody Loves Me'. June Allyson MCs. Dick Powell, The Les Paul Trio.” Command Performance. Radio broadcast, May 26, 1946.
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