Z Soundies Distributing Corporation of America Studios

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

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

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

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

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

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

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

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

Featuring Jimmy Dorsey

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

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

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

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