Martha Raye Rudy Vallee Jimmy Grier

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Martha Raye leads the show, starting with a song and tales from North Africa. Rudy Vallée directs the U.S. Coast Guard Orchestra playing Jerome Kern music. Bartlett and Robertson do "Liebestrand." Raye performs "Mr. Paganini." Bugs Bunny brings the laughs. The program honors military men and women, ending with Raye and Ken Carpenter doing a funny market report.

Martha Raye hosts, opening with a song and stories from North Africa. Rudy Vallée conducts the U.S. Coast Guard Orchestra in Jerome Kern songs. Bartlett and Robertson perform "Liebestrand." Raye sings "Mr. Paganini." Bugs Bunny provides comedy. The show is dedicated to military personnel, closing with a satirical market quote by Raye and Ken Carpenter.

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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