Dinah Shore Tommy Dorsey Robert Benchley Rise Stevens

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Host Dinah Shore opens with a mix of music and comedy for troops. She sings "Blow, Gabriel, Blow." Tommy Dorsey's band plays "Somebody Loves Me," dedicated to troops in the South Pacific. Rise Stevens performs lively jazz. Robert Benchley delivers a comedy sketch about Uncle Edith. The show ends with thanks to service members, boosting morale.

Dinah Shore starts the show with songs and jokes for soldiers. She performs "Blow, Gabriel, Blow." Tommy Dorsey and his band play "Somebody Loves Me" for troops fighting in the South Pacific. Rise Stevens sings upbeat jazz music. Robert Benchley does a funny act about Uncle Edith. The program closes by thanking the men and women in uniform and lifting their spirits.

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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