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Female Vintage Vocal Harmony Group Videos
So much of the modern a cappella sound is influenced by the wonderful harmonies of the 1940's and 50's |
Andrews Sisters
Andrews Sisters TV Series Pilot
Andrews Sisters TV Series Pilot - Circa 1950 Titled, "Hollywood Music Shop' by Lou Levy
Andrews Sisters
Medley of Hit Songs
Dean praises the sisters as the best trio in the whole world. Breathless, Patty thanks Dean for the kind remark and invites Dean to be apart of their trio. Dean says now we can be a "quart"
Andrews Sisters
Swingin Down The Line
The finale to the other video I posted of the Andrews Sisters on Dean Martin's Variety Show. Andrews Sisters, Dean Martin, Duke Ellington, Lainie Kazan, Tim Conway & Frank Gorshin - Swingin' Down The Line (Dean Martin Variety Show 9-29-66)
Boswell Sisters
Crazy People
The Boswell Sisters - Connee (L), Vet (C-Standing) and Martha (R - piano),
Boswell Sisters
Heebie Jeebies
Edited film excerpt of the Boswells with their first big hit - "Heebie Jeebies". Bunny Berigan is on trumpet and Eddie Lang on guitar.
Boswell Sisters
Rock and Roll
The Boswell Sisters give a new meaning to the term Rock and Roll that is older than the old meaning.
The Chordettes
Lollipop
The Chordettes were one of the longest-lived vocal groups with roots in the mainstream pop and vocal harmonies of the 1940s and early 1950s.
The de Castro Sisters
El Cumbanchero
The legendary DeCastro Sisters perform one of their earliest hits, "El Cumbanchero," in this 1952 video.
The de Castro Sisters
Teach Me Tonight
The legendary DeCastro Sisters--Cherie, Olgita and original lead singer Peggy--made one of their last appearances together at the Hollywood Roosevelt Cinegrill in 1997. In this segment, they explain how they came to introduce their biggest hit "Teach Me Tonight" back in 1954. Bette Midler salutes their classic recording on her recent CD, "It's the Girls".
The DeMarco Sisters
Stanley Steamer automobile theme and Take Me Out to the Ballgame.
The DeMarco Sisters (my mother Anne, and her sisters) singing the Stanley Steamer automobile theme and Take Me Out to the Ballgame.
The Dinning Sisters
Brazil
The Dinning Sisters (Ginger, Jean, Dolores) sing "Brazil" in this Snader Telescription from 1952.
The King Sisters
Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
The King Sisters (Yvonne, Alyce, Luise, and Marilyn) sing their version of Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime on the King Family's debut television special "The Family Is King" in 1964. Great popular and critical acclaim for that initial special lead to the Family's 1965/66 ABC musical variety hour The King Family Show. The King Sisters also performed this number in their headlining concert and nightclub appearances.
The King Sisters
Please Don't Say No
The Four King Sisters (from left, Alyce, Marilyn - amazingly mature and poised-looking for 14 years old! - Luise, and Yvonne, perform "Please Don't Say No" in the 1945 MGM film "Thrill of a Romance."
The King Sisters
Route 66
The Four King Sisters sing "Route 66", from a Snader Telescription (#307) The King Sisters (Luise, Alyce, Vonnie, Marilyn), with Alvino Rey and His Orchestra.
The King Sisters
Some Days There Just Ain't No Fish
Here's a soundie of the Four King Sisters (Vonnie, Donna, Luise and Alyce), singing "Some Days There Just Ain't No Fish". It was produced by Snader Telescriptions in 1950, and was created to be played in theaters and on soundies machines.
The Lennon Sisters
Tonight You Belong To Me
The Lennon Sisters are a singing group consisting of four siblings: Dianne (born December 1, 1939), Peggy (born April 8, 1941), Kathy (born August 2, 1943), and Janet (born June 15, 1946). They were all born in Los Angeles, California of German/Irish and Mexican ancestry.
The McGuire Sisters
LIVE on Jukebox Saturday Night
The famous sister act known at the McGuire Sisters sold millions of records on the Coral Record Label during the 1950's. Here they have come out of retirement and perform on the PBS Special of 1989 Jukebox Saturday Night. Listen to some of their hits including Picnic, Somethings Gotta Give, He, Goodnight Sweetheart, Sugartime, Sincerely and the South Rampart Street Parade.
The McGuire Sisters
May You Always
The McGuire Sisters performing "May You Always" (1959) it was their biggest hit in the US where it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100
The McGuire Sisters
Pennies from Heaven
The McGuire Sisters performing a song and dance number "Pennies from Heaven"
