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

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.

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

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

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

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.

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Featuring Jimmy Dorsey

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

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

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