Soundies Distributing Corporation Of America Movies

Cab Calloway performing his famous hit "Minnie the Moocher".

Doris Day sings "Is It Love or Is It Conscription?" with Les Brown and His Orchestra

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

Anita O'Day with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra perform "Let Me Off Uptown".

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

Stan Kenton and his Orchestra perform "This Love of Mine" with Cyd Charisse and other dancers

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are...

Helen Huntley and Stan Kenton and His Orchestra perform "Jammin' in the Panoram."

The Song Spinners perform "Love's Gonna Be Rationed"

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers at their best along with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performing for this "Hot Chocolate" musical short.

Johnny Taylor sings "Good Nite All" at a house party.

Les Brown and His Orchestra perform "My Lost Horizon" with Doris Day

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

Featuring Jimmy Dorsey

Mel Tormé and the Mel-Tones sing the title song in this 1945 Soundie (a short film produced to be played on jukebox-like Panoram machines).

The King Cole Trio and Ida James perform the title song in this Soundie.

Louis Jordan's Orchestra perform Jordan Jive. Setting is a canteen, with the orchestra and audience in US military uniform. The Swing Maniacs go...

Soundies short film with Maurice Rocco and His Rockin' Rhythm performing "Rhumboogie".

Soundies short film featuring Maurice Rocco performing "Rock It For Me" on the piano.