Movies and TvShows featuring "soundie" theme.
Doris Day sings "Is It Love or Is It Conscription?" with Les Brown and His Orchestra
Duke Ellington and Orchestra perform 'C Jam Blues'.
A drinking song.
Jazz Soundie with Stan Kenton and his players.
A rising nineteen-year-old singer by the name of Billie Holiday made her screen debut in this musical landmark, which features Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing his symphonic jazz piece “A Rhapsody of Negro Life” set to scenes of everyday African American life.
A Soundie with Ted Fio Rito and Candy Candido.
Anna Case sings a song while the Cansino family dances in the background.
"When Hitler Kicks the Bucket" is sung by Toni Lane. The lyrics recount all the delightful things that will happen on the day of Hitler's funeral.
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra with June Christy perform "Tampico".
A little music and dancing.
Lina Romay sings "Don't Get Around Much Anymore".
Cab Calloway performing his famous hit "Minnie the Moocher".
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.
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.
1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men
Cab Calloway sings "We the Cats Shall Hep Ya".