FRANK SINATRA JUDY GARLAND 1945 COMMAND PERFORMANCE XMAS SHOW 16" TRANSCRIPTIONS
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"COMMAND PERFORMANCE" RADIO SHOW TRANSCRIPTION DISCS FROM THE ARMED FORCES RADIO SERVICE. ONE COMPLETE 2 HOUR (120 MINUTES) RADIO PROGRAM ON THESE FOUR 16 INCH, VINYL, 33 1/3 RPM DISCS. THESE DISCS WERE ISSUED TO RADIO STATIONS FOR BROADCAST ONLY AND NOT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. VERY RARE!
"Command Performance" special Christmas Program from December 25, 1945. Program stars BOB HOPE, FRANK SINATRA, JUDY GARLAND, BING CROSBY, JOHNNY MERCER, HARRY JAMES, DINAH SHORE, JIMMY DURANTE, FRANCES LANGFORD, KAY KYSER, HERBERT MARSHALL, MEL BLANC, GINNY SIMMS, CASS DALEY, BOB MITCHELL BOYS CHOIR
Songs include "Shoo Fly Pie" Dinah Shore, "Doctor Lawyer Indian Chief" Bing Crosby, "Oh What It Seemed To Be" Frank Sinatra, "You're The Top" with comical lyrics Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Bob Hope, "You Always Hurt The One You Love" Spike Jones & The City Slickers, "Chickery Chick" The Andrews Sisters, Medley: "What Do You Do In The Infantry" Frank Sinatra / "This Is The Army Mr. Jones" Dinah Shore / Caissons Go Rolling Along" Bing Crosby
Program is complete on four discs, a total of 8 parts. The contents of the program are as follows:
1. Bob Hope monologue
“On The Atchison, Topeka & The Santa Fe” Bing Crosby
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore comedy spot
2. “Along The Navajo Trail” Dinah Shore
“Two O’clock Jump” Harry James & His Orchestra
Herbert Marshall, Jimmy Durante comedy spot
“So I Ups’ed To Him” Jimmy Durante
3. “Till The End Of Time” Ginny Simms
Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna comedy spot
“Camptown Races” Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers
Bob Hope, Johnny Mercer, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland spot with a dramatization of how Johnny Mercer wrote “On The Atchison, Topeka & The Santa Fe”
4. “Long Ago And Far Away” Judy Garland
Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna comedy spot
“Embraceable You” The Pied Pipers
Ed “Archie” Gardner, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby comedy spot
Frances Langford, Bob Hope comedy spot
5. “Baia” Frances Langford
Kay Kyser, Bob Hope, Cass Daley comedy spot
“You Can’t Blame A Girl For Tryin’” Cass Daley
6. Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby skit “Battle Of The Century – No Hair vs. No Anything” Bing Crosby vs. Frank Sinatra
“If I Loved You” Frank Sinatra
Mel Blanc as “Private Sad Sack” is the only guest at Bob Hope’s Christmas Eve Party, until Bing Crosby & Judy Garland show up
7. “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” Bob Mitchell Boys Choir
Christmas Message from Harry Truman
Christmas Medley: “Joy To The World” Bob Mitchel Boys Choir “O Come All Ye Faithful” Frances Langford, “Hark The Herald Angels Sing” Ginny Simms, “O Little Town Of Bethlehem” Dinah Shore, “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” Judy Garland, “Silent Night” Bing Crosby
8. Christmas Carols for 1945 by Bob Mitchell at the organ
Program is complete and 120 minutes.
Discs are in Excellent or better condition with Excellent or better sound
Due to their size, 16 inch discs will not play on most standard turntables. For $20 I can include a CD transfer of both discs for the buyer only
US Buyer Pays $8.00 Media Mail Shipping, additional transcription discs ship for free in the U. S. For multiple items, please allow for invoice to be sent before making payment.
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