Yuav Luag Txhua Tus Ntawm RCM Productions

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

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

Jazz Soundie with Stan Kenton and his players.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

1942 Soundies musical short

Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.

Comedic musical short featuring the Hoosier Hotshots.

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

A little music from Lynn Albritton, Lou Ellen and The Harlem Cuties.

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

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

Dona Drake sings "Sticks and Stones".

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

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