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

Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.

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

The Bronco Busters perform "Old Chisholm Trail."

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

Musical short starring Spade Cooley.

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.

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

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.

R.C.M. Soundie

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

Spike Jones and His City Slickers perform "Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy".

Ancestors of music videos, YANKEE DOODLER, ROSIE THE RIVETER, and DEAR ARABELLA were made during World War II for coin-operated jukebox devices found...

Kay Starr singing "Stop That Dancing Up There".

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

Ozzie Nelson takes us along for a typical day for a bandleader.

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

Dona Drake sings "Sticks and Stones".

The Terry Twins with Jerry Browne & His Orchestra perform "Chiquita Banana."

"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...