In this Soundie dating from 1946, Thelma White and Her All Girl Orchestra perform this take on “Hamp’s Boogie Woogie”. This song was originally performed by Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra. Soundies were an early version of the music video and were...
This vintage video clip dates back to 1946 and features Carolyn Grey singing the song “Cocktails and Oo-La-La”. Teri Vance is shown doing a solo dance....
Words and Music is a 1948 film loosely based on the partnership of composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart. The movie stars Mickey Rooney as Hart and Tom Drake as Rodgers. In this scene, Lena Horne performs the song “The Lady is a...
Great vintage clip of Duke Ellington and His Orchestra performing “C Jam Blues” in a recording known as Jam Session. The video features Duke Ellington at the piano along with with Barney Bigard, Sonny Greer, Ray Nance, Joe ‘Tricky Sam’ Nanton,...