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

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

Featuring Jimmy Dorsey

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

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

Louis Jordan's Orchestra perform Jordan Jive. Setting is a canteen, with the orchestra and audience in US military uniform. The Swing Maniacs go...

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

Stan Kenton and his Orchestra perform "This Love of Mine" with Cyd Charisse and other dancers

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

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

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

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

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

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five perform "G.I. Jive"

Musical short

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

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

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

Soundies short film with Maurice Rocco and His Rockin' Rhythm performing "Rhumboogie".