Paulette Goddard Jimmy Durante Louis Armstrong

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Host Paulette Goddard opens with humor and gratitude, sharing anecdotes from Asia. Anita Ellis sings "I'll Remember April" for military units. Louis Armstrong follows with "Up a Lazy River." Jimmy Durante jokes with Armstrong and about "Umbriago," and Johnny Mercer performs "G.I. Jive." Georgia Gibbs sings "I'll Be Seeing You." Goddard dedicates the show to the troops.

Paulette Goddard starts the show with jokes and thanks, telling stories from her time in Asia. Anita Ellis performs "I'll Remember April" for the soldiers. Louis Armstrong then plays "Up a Lazy River." Jimmy Durante makes jokes with Armstrong and talks about "Umbriago," while Johnny Mercer does "G.I. Jive." Georgia Gibbs performs "I'll Be Seeing You." Goddard ends by honoring the military with the entire show.

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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