Boswell Sisters Boswell Sisters Collection CD

The Boswell Sisters inauspiciously launched their recording career in New Orleans, their hometown, on March 22, 1925. Early local appearances featured Connie, the eldest, on cello, Helvetia (Vet) on violin, and Martha at the piano, but the city's Jazz environment made Connie and Vet switch to saxophone and banjo, respectively. At first, the singing was almost incidental, but it became their ticket to national attention five years later when they moved to New York and became a fixture on radio shows. The Boswell Sisters were notable for their tight harmony as well as their unique ability to modulate pitch and give familiar songs a new melodic twist. They were the cutting edge that inspired future groups, including the Andrews Sisters, who began their own career by emulating them, even down to their Southern accent. The exuberant sisters recorded a string of hits in the 1930s, sometimes teaming up with fellow vocalists, such as Bing Crosby and the Mills Brothers. Instrumental accompaniments are by some of the days most popular musicians and bands, including the Dorsey Brothers, Don Redman, Red Nichols, and Benny Goodman. Considering their popularity and impact, the sisters had a relatively brief run, disbanding in 1936 when Martha and Vet married outside of the music industry and decided to give priority to family life. Connie, however, continued and enjoyed a successful solo career. This boxed set contains the entire Boswell Sisters output of commercially released recordings- a remarkable set of performances that paved the way for the vocal trio genre. It also includes a bonus DVD featuring more extraordinary performances.

1. Wha'dja Do to Me 2. When I Take My Sugar to Tea 3. Roll on, Mississippi, Roll on 4. Shout, Sister, Shout 5. Sing a Little Jingle 6. I Found a Million Dollar Baby 7. It's the Girl 8. It's You 9. Makin' Faces at the Man in the Moon 10. I Can't Write the Words 11. Shine on, Harvest Moon 12. Heebie Jeebies 13. River, Stay 'Way from My Door 14. An Ev'ning in Caroline 15. Nothing Is Sweeter Than You 16. I Thank You Mister Moon 17. Was That the Human Thing to Do? 18. Put That Sun Back in the Sky 19. Stop the Sun, Stop the Moon 20. Everybody Loves My Baby 21. There'll Be Some Changes Made 22. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 23. If It Ain't Love 24. Got the South in My Soul 25. Nights When I'm Lonely 26. We're on the Highway to Heaven 27. That's What I Like About You 28. My Future Just Passed 29. Heebie Jeebies 30. Gee, But I'd Like to Make You Happy 31. Don't Tell Him, What Happened to Me 32. I Surrender Dear 33. Star Dust 34. Sing a Little Jingle 35. Gems from George White's Scandals, PTS. 1 ; 2 36. We've Got to Put That Sun Back in the Sky 37. Was That the Human Thing to Do 38. California Medley, Pt. 1: California, Here I Come/Golden Gate/Fisco, He 39. California Medley, Pt. 2: Hail Stanford/Avalon/Avalon Town/Whispering/I 40. Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long 41. "O.K. America!" Medley, Pt. 2: My Romance/The Old Man of the Mountain 42. "O.K. America!" Medley, Pt. 1: She Was Just a Tarter's Darter/Love Me T 43. Was That the Human Thing to Do? 44. California Medley, Pt. 2: Hail, Stanford, Hail!/Avalon/Avalon Town/Whis 45. Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long 46. "O.K., America!" Medley, Pt. 2: My Romance/The Old Man of the Mountain 47. "O.K., America!" Medley, Pt. 1: She Was Just a Tarter's Daughter/Love M 48. Doggone, I've Done It 49. Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane 50. Old Yazoo 51. We Just Couldn't Say "Goodbye" 52. Sleep, Come on and Take Me 53. Down Among the Sheltering Palms 54. Down on the Delta 55. Charlie Two-Step 56. Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia 57. It Don't Mean a Thing 58. Louisiana Hayride 59. Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day 60. Crazy People 61. Mood Indigo 62. Forty-Second Street 63. Shuffle Off to Buffalo 64. California Medley, Pt. 2 65. O.K. America, Pt. 2 66. We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye 67. Sleep, Come on and Take Me 68. Down Among the Sheltering Palms 69. Mood Indigo 70. Forty-Second Street 71. The Gold Diggers' Song 72. It's Sunday Down in Caroline 73. Puttin' It on 74. Swanee Mammy 75. Sophisticated Lady 76. That's How Rhythm Was Born 77. Song of Surrender 78. Coffee in the Morning (Kisses in the Night) 79. You Oughta Be in Pictures (My Star of Stars) 80. I Hate Myself (For Being So Mean to You) 81. Goin' Home 82. The Lonesome Road 83. Rock and Roll 84. If I Had a Million Dollars 85. The Object of My Affection 86. It's Written All Over Your Face 87. Dinah 88. O.K. America 89. Coffee in the Morning (Kisses in the Night) 90. Alexander's Ragtime Band 91. The Darktown Strutters' Ball 92. Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong 93. Why Don't You Practice What You Preach? 94. If I Had a Million Dollars 95. The Object of My Affection 96. It's Written All Over Your Face 97. Dinah 98. Way Back Home 99. Every Little Moment 100. Travelin' All Alone 101. St. Louis Blues 102. Fare Thee Well, Annabelle 103. Lullaby of Broadway 104. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails 105. Cheek to Cheek 106. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter 107. The Music Goes 'Round and Around 108. Let Yourself Go 109. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket 110. Close Farm-Ony: Night Life/Give, Cow, Give/Unknown [Excerpt] 111. Newsreel: Put That Sun Back in the Sky 112. The Big Broadcast: Paramount/Crazy People/Heebie Jeebies 113. Ramblin' Round Radio Row, Pt. 1: Louisiana Waddle [Excerpt] 114. Sleepy Time Down South/Louisiana Waddle 115. Moulin Rouge: Coffee in the Morning and Kisses in the Night 116. Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round: Rock and Roll