Take It Off

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

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).

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

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.

Sylvia Froos features in this Vitaphone short from 1941.

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

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

"When Hitler Kicks the Bucket" is sung by Toni Lane. The lyrics recount all the delightful things that will happen on the day of Hitler's funeral.

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are...

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

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