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Dorothy Dandridge and band perform "Cow-Cow Boogie".

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

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

In this Soundie, the Mills Brothers sing the title song to a cut-out image of Dorothy Dandridge, which then comes to life and dances for them.

R.C.M. Soundie

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.

Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.

Louis Armstrong and his Sleepy Time Down South.

Harry Langdon lip syncs the title song and interacts with models.

Musical short starring Spade Cooley.

The Bronco Busters perform "Old Chisholm Trail."

"Let's Scuffle" is a short subject -- a single song-and-dance number -- that appears to have been cut from a feature-length movie: to be precise, a...

1942 Soundies musical short

Yvonne De Carlo sings herself to sleep, in her dreams she dances with a Latin dancer. She awakes to sing again.

Kay Starr singing "Stop That Dancing Up There".

Moonlight Becomes You, Eddy Howard.

Tex Williams and Spade Cooley's Western Dance Gang sing "Take Me Back to Tulsa".

Nat 'King' Cole & Ida James wonders "Who's Been Eating My Porridge?"

Soundie featuring June Richmond (vocals) and Roy Milton performing "Hey Lawdy Mama."

Merle Travis dreaming of a Texas Home.