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

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

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

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

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

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

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).

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

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

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

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

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

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

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

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

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

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

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

Featuring Jimmy Dorsey