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Command Performance, USA! A Discography
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Harry Mackenzie
Book Code: GR9828
ISBN: 0-313-29828-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29828-8
280 pages, figures, photographs
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/28/1996
List Price: $115.00 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Discographies
Series Number: 64
Description: First transmitted to our troops in 1942, the word soon spread that "Command Performance, USA!" was a great show. When someone suggested that well-known stars be requested to perform, Glenn Wheaton, creator of the idea, said, "Request, hell! Command them to appear!" And so, the show featureed such greats as Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, and Bing Crosby. This work provides information on all the first-run shows and, as a bonus, includes a similar listing for "Mail Call" and "GI Journal," shows that followed the leader's style, but did not attain its popularity. For radio historians, communications students, and radio/WWII buffs. A wealth of talent was crammed into each 30-minute show. Troops were asked to write to Los Angeles, where the show originated, with the names of the stars they wanted to hear. The requests grew to include sounds, such as traffic noises from a soldier's hometown square. The show was produced by the Radio Section of the Bureau of Public Relations under the War Department. The first program was heard on the evening of March 1, 1942. The last live show (415 performances later) was heard on December 20, 1949. This work documents these first-run performances.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Command Performance
  • Command Performance Index
  • Mail Call
  • Mail Call Index
  • GI Journal
  • Special Programmes
  • Bibliography
LC Card Number: 95-43112
LCC Class: ML156
Dewey Class: 016
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