Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

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

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

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.

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

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 the very beginning of his career in film. He sings and leads Rita Rio's all-girl band while she dances around him.

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

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

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

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

1945 Soundies musical short starring Merle Travis

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