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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

Performed by Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra

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

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

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

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