Command Performance
Eddie Cantor
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Command Performance was a wartime variety program created to entertain members of the U.S. armed forces. Its broadcasts brought together popular performers from music, comedy, and show business for an audience of service members.
The program’s variety format offered a changing mix of songs, comic turns, and guest appearances rather than a continuing dramatic story. Eddie Cantor is identified with this recording, giving listeners a chance to hear the celebrated comedian and singer in the setting of a star-filled radio revue.
With its lively performances and direct connection to troops overseas and at home, Command Performance combines entertainment with a distinctive wartime spirit. The result is a snapshot of popular radio variety shaped around performers sharing their talents for service audiences.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.