Von Soundies Distributing Corporation of America Studios

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

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

Soundie with Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra.

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

Lucky Millinder and His Band are joined by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Featuring Jimmy Dorsey

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

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

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

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."

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

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.

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).

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

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

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

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

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