Merle Travis dreaming of a Texas Home.

Deuce Spriggins' Band teaming with Carolina Cotton for "Down the Trail to San Antone."

Musical short starring Spade Cooley.

Tex Williams and Spade Cooley's Western Dance Gang sing "Take Me Back to Tulsa".

Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.

Yvonne De Carlo sings herself to sleep, in her dreams she dances with a Latin dancer. She awakes to sing again.

Spike Jones and His City Slickers perform "Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy".

Carolina Cotton Yodeling with the Spade Cooley's Western Dance Gang.

Jazz Soundie with Stan Kenton and his players.

A college girl (Bonnie Kildare) dreams of her boyfriend (Johnny Downs) as he sings her a love song. The song begins at graduation ceremony and eventually moves to a soda fountain. A mixed double quartet contributes a lovely chorus.

Smoke' Wells sings "I Got Her in the Mail."

R.C.M. Soundie

Harry Langdon lip syncs the title song and interacts with models.

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

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

In this Soundie, the Mills Brothers sing the title song to a cut-out image of Dorothy Dandridge, which then comes to life and dances for them.

Louis Armstrong and his Sleepy Time Down South.

Dorothy Dandridge and band perform "Cow-Cow Boogie".

Ozzie Nelson takes us along for a typical day for a bandleader.

An early "soundie" in which Dorothy Dandridge & Paul White sing "A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat" while getting dressed up for a big date.