Jammin' in the Panoram

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.

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.

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

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

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

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

Jack White serves as an energetic and highly vocal emcee and bandleader, rapid-firing jokes and enthusiastic commentary between songs. The group performs catchy musical numbers, including the tunes "Crazy for You" and "Mean to Me". The 10-minute short also highlights vocal performances by artists Mary Lee, Billy (or Billie) Lee, and Ruth Petty.

Big Band leader and 1930s Broadway starlet Gracie Barrie sings a lovely little ditty about a wife’s revenge on her cheating husband. (Oddball Films)

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.

A variety-style short built around the eccentric comedy and piano-playing of Al Trahan, featuring supporting performances from Yukona Cameron and Helen Hawley.

A lively, crowded tavern is the setting for this soundie where the title song is performed while the while couples are energetically dancing the polka.

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

1945 Soundies musical short starring Merle Travis

Anna Case sings a song while the Cansino family dances in the background.

1943 Soundies musical short starring Larry Clinton

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

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

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

Henlere plays piano in the style of various “masters” and other instruments as a one-man band.

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).