RCM Productions

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

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

Musical short starring Spade Cooley.

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.

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

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

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

Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.

Kay Starr singing "Stop That Dancing Up There".

The Bronco Busters perform "Old Chisholm Trail."

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

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

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.

Chris Cross and crew sing "I Wanna Be a Fireman".

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

Original Schnickelfritz Band perform "Turkey in the Straw."

Ancestors of music videos, YANKEE DOODLER, ROSIE THE RIVETER, and DEAR ARABELLA were made during World War II for coin-operated jukebox devices found in restaurants, bars and train stations. On built-in glass screens, they projected 16mm films of artists performing popular tunes. These examples, although not in perfect condition, are time capsules of their era.

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

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

Soundie featuring The Chanticleers singing "Babbling Bess." Also starring Francine Everett (as Babbling Bess) and Mable Lee (Dancer).