Nat King Cole Trio and Ida James: 'Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby?' (1944)

The Nat King Cole Trio and Ida James perform "Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby" in this 1944 "Soundie."

Produced from 1941 through 1947 to be shown in coin-operated 16mm rear projection machines, "Soundies" presented a diversity of musical subjects and styles. The UCLA Film & Television Archive holds over a thousand of these black-and-white short films in its collection.

[madameweasel]

My most loved 16mm film. 😍 Thank you for the information.

[donnacrawford]

The year I was born sung by your grandmother, Katie’s favorite singer, Nat King Cole Trio

[sclogse]

Gold. I got to see Count Basie, and Eartha Kitt. Giants.