Soundies Distributing Corporation Of America Movies

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

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

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

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

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).

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

Featuring Jimmy Dorsey

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

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

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

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

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

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five perform "G.I. Jive"

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

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra perform "Bli-Blip" with Marie Bryant and Paul White

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

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

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

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