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Judy Canova Dave Street Mel Blanc

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Gene Baker hosts an entertainment program for American soldiers. Judy Canova performs a song about departing Wyoming and tells funny stories featuring a lawman and Uncle Max. Dave Street sings "You Go to My Head" for friends recovering in the hospital. Mel Blanc provides laughs through comedy bits including one about a hurt mailman. The program ends with a special message for PFC Tom Kapamp stationed in Germany.

Host Gene Baker presents a variety show for U.S. troops. Judy Canova sings about leaving Wyoming, adding humor with tales of a sheriff and Uncle Max. Dave Street performs "You Go to My Head," dedicated to hospitalized friends. Mel Blanc delivers comedy with sketches like an injured postman. The show closes with a dedication to PFC Tom Kapamp in Germany.

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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