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Phil Baker Sergeant Ted Bentley

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Baker hosts the show and brings out the featured performers in a program designed to entertain military servicemen. The main acts include Frank Sinatra, Judy Canova, Johnnie Mercer, and Paul Whiteman with his orchestra.

Baker, as master of ceremonies, introduces the stars of the show which is arranged to please the demands of the men in the armed forces. Frank Sinatra, Judy Canova, Johnnie Mercer and Paul Whiteman and his orchestra highlight the program.

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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