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Carmen Miranda

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For U.S. armed forces overseas, shirley Ross has another of her request-filled programs with Harry James, Carmen Miranda, Maurice Rocco, Veronica Lake and Jimmy Cash as guests.

American military troops stationed abroad get another show from Shirley Ross packed with audience requests, featuring guests Harry James, Carmen Miranda, Maurice Rocco, Veronica Lake and Jimmy Cash.

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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