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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".

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

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

Featuring Jimmy Dorsey

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).

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

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.

Performed by Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra

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

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