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Browse 29 movies from Soundies Distributing Corporation of America
The King Cole Trio and Ida James perform the title song in this Soundie.
Jun 1944
Lucky Millinder and His Band are joined by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Jan 1941
Stan Kenton and his Orchestra perform "This Love of Mine" with Cyd Charisse and other dancers
Feb 1942
Doris Day sings "Is It Love or Is It Conscription?" with Les Brown and His Orchestra
Apr 1941
1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men
Jan 1942
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.
Aug 1944
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra perform "Bli-Blip" with Marie Bryant and Paul White
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.
Dec 1941
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).
Oct 1945
Les Brown and His Orchestra perform "My Lost Horizon" with Doris Day
Soundies short film with Maurice Rocco and His Rockin' Rhythm performing "Rhumboogie".
Feb 1944
Cab Calloway performing his famous hit "Minnie the Moocher".
Mar 1942
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"
Jan 1943
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers at their best along with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performing for this "Hot Chocolate" musical short.
Feb 1941
Anita O'Day with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra perform "Let Me Off Uptown".
The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"
Aug 1941
Soundie with Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra.
Jan 1948
Performed by Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Soundies short film featuring Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five performing "Jumpin' at the Jubilee"
Apr 1944