Okujongwe kakhulu Ukusuka RCM Productions

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

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

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

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

Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.

1942 Soundies musical short

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."

Musical short starring Spade Cooley.

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

Kay Starr singing "Stop That Dancing Up There".

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

The Bronco Busters perform "Silver Spurs."

Original Schnickelfritz Band perform "Turkey in the Straw."

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

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.

Dona Drake sings "Sticks and Stones".

Jazz Soundie with Stan Kenton and his players.

Comedic musical short featuring the Hoosier Hotshots.

"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...