Start listening Pick a show to begin

Frances Langford Bob Burns

Description

Frances Langford leads this special program that brings music and laughs based on what the military wants to hear. Bob Burns handles the comedy, while Jimmy Dorsey's band performs hit songs with vocalists Bob Eberle and Helen O'Connell.

Frances Langford hosts this special show that features music and comedy geared to the requests of the armed forces. Bob Burns is the comedian, and Jimmy Dorsey's band plays popular music with singers Bob Eberle and Helen O'Connell.

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.

Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 4.0. Updated May 11, 2026.