Soundies Distributing Corporation of America

Featuring Jimmy Dorsey

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

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

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

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

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

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are jitterbugging constantly until, one by one, they get tired and start to fall down on the floor.

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

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

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

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

Performed by Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra

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).

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

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

Soundies short film featuring Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five performing "Jumpin' at the Jubilee"

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

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".