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Robert Taylor presents this song-and-comedy show for American troops, with LouHarrison and the King Sisters and repeated doggerlist from Mr. Peabody and from Lum and Abner. Harry James is the conductor, and Ken Carpenter announces.

Robert Taylor hosts a musical comedy program for American soldiers, featuring Lou Harrison and the King Sisters along with recurring comedy bits from Mr. Peabody and from Lum and Abner. Harry James leads the band, and Ken Carpenter serves as the announcer.

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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