Dinah Shore Fay McKenzie Glen Gray Pied Pipers

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Dinah Shore opens the show, introducing "Command Performance" - a blend of music and comedy dedicated to uplifting U.S. armed forces stationed worldwide. The musical segment includes Dinah's hopeful tune about brighter days, as well as Pee Wee Hunt, Glenn Gray and Casa Loma, Faye MacKenzie, Eugenie Baird, and the Pied Pipers. Comedy interludes lighten the atmosphere, while the show concludes with Dinah dedicating a heartfelt song to soldiers' mothers for Mother's Day.

Dinah Shore starts the program by presenting "Command Performance" - a show that mixes songs and laughs to cheer up American military men and women around the world. The music part features Dinah singing an upbeat song about better times ahead, plus performances by Pee Wee Hunt, Glenn Gray and Casa Loma, Faye MacKenzie, Eugenie Baird, and the Pied Pipers. Funny skits help keep things light, and the show ends with Dinah performing a touching song for soldiers' mothers in honor of Mother's Day.

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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