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

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

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

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

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

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).

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Soundie with Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra.

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

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

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

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

The Song Spinners perform "Love's Gonna Be Rationed"

Johnny Taylor sings "Good Nite All" at a house party.