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

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

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

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

Featuring Jimmy Dorsey

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

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.

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

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

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

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

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

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

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".

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

The King Sisters & Alvino Rey and His Orchestra combine to deliver Tying Apples on a Lilac Tree.

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".