Eddie Cantor Mel Torme
Description
Ken Carpenter hosts a show where Eddie Cantor sings numbers like "Ida Sweet as Apple Cider." Mel Tormé and the Mel-Tones perform jazz music, while Margaret Whiting sings "It Might as Well Be Spring." The comedy comes from Eddie's tales, a sketch with Linda Darnell, and Bud Gordon playing a Russian renter. The program honors the soldiers.
Host Ken Carpenter presents Eddie Cantor, who performs songs like "Ida Sweet as Apple Cider." Mel Tormé and the Mel-Tones sing jazz tunes, and Margaret Whiting delivers "It Might as Well Be Spring." Comedy includes Eddie's stories, Linda Darnell's skit, and Bud Gordon's Russian tenant. The show is dedicated to the troops.
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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