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

Alan Ladd was discovered by Sue Carol for his incredible voice in radio. And then she married him. In I Look At You, he is sweet and graceful. And at...

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

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

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

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

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

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

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

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.

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

1943 Soundies musical short starring Larry Clinton

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are...

1945 Soundies musical short starring Merle Travis

Big Band leader and 1930s Broadway starlet Gracie Barrie sings a lovely little ditty about a wife’s revenge on her cheating husband. (Oddball...