Popular Jazz vocal group during the 1930's. Martha, Connie, and Vet perfect… Read Full Bio ↴Popular Jazz vocal group during the 1930's. Martha, Connie, and Vet perfected a mix of rhythm and harmony that would define Jazz vocal groups to come and influence The Andrews Sisters and dozens of other "Sister" acts, both Black and White, along with The Mills Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, ( as well as current groups The Pfister Sisters and The Stolen Sweets.)
From New Orleans, they were classically trained and switched over to jazz as they grew up along with the form. First recorded in 1925, they went on to play vaudeville and ended up on radio in California. After being heard coast to coast on one of the first nationwide radio hookups, they became stars of radio in NYC headlining both their own programs, as well as working on shows with Bing Crosby and The Mills Brothers until the trio disbanded in 1936, mainly due to their marriages. They also appeared in many films of the time. (See youtube)
Connie Boswell, who later changed the spelling of her name to Connee, continued as a solo singer after the demise of the group, influencing singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. She did all this despite being unable to walk alone due to childhood polio and other back injuries.
"There is only one person I ever tried to sing like and that person was Connee Boswell."
Ella Fitzgerald, NBC News interview
"Connee Boswell is, without a doubt, the most widely imitated singer of all time."
Frank Sinatra
The best website on them is www.bozzies.com.
www.TheBoswellSisters.com
www.Facebook.com/theboswellsisters
www.Twitter.com/thesistasdotcom
From New Orleans, they were classically trained and switched over to jazz as they grew up along with the form. First recorded in 1925, they went on to play vaudeville and ended up on radio in California. After being heard coast to coast on one of the first nationwide radio hookups, they became stars of radio in NYC headlining both their own programs, as well as working on shows with Bing Crosby and The Mills Brothers until the trio disbanded in 1936, mainly due to their marriages. They also appeared in many films of the time. (See youtube)
Connie Boswell, who later changed the spelling of her name to Connee, continued as a solo singer after the demise of the group, influencing singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. She did all this despite being unable to walk alone due to childhood polio and other back injuries.
"There is only one person I ever tried to sing like and that person was Connee Boswell."
Ella Fitzgerald, NBC News interview
"Connee Boswell is, without a doubt, the most widely imitated singer of all time."
Frank Sinatra
The best website on them is www.bozzies.com.
www.TheBoswellSisters.com
www.Facebook.com/theboswellsisters
www.Twitter.com/thesistasdotcom
Sleep Come On And Take Me
The Boswell Sisters Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Boswell Sisters:
42nd Street Come and meet Those dancing feet On the avenue I'm taking yo…
Alexander's Ragtime Come on in Oh ma honey, oh ma honey Better hurry and…
Alexander's Regime Band Come on and hear, come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime…
An Evening in Caroline When poets write, they love to write 'bout Southland It's no…
At The Darktown Strutters Ball I'LL BE DOWN TO GET YOU IN A TAXI HONEY BETTER…
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea I don't want you, but I'd hate to lose you…
Cheek to Cheek Heaven, I′m in heaven My heart beats so that I can…
Crazy People Crazy people, crazy people Crazy people like me go crazy ov…
Dinah Carolina Gave me Dinah; I'm the proudest one Beneath the…
Doggone I've Done It Doggone I've done it, I've fallen in love Doggone, it hit…
Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong Don't let your eyes go goo-goo Don't let your mind go…
Down Among The Sheltering Palms I'll be there Honey wait for me Oh you darlin' Down among th…
Down On the Delta Wanna be down on the delta Soon I know that I'll…
Everybody Loves My Baby i'm as happy as a king feeling good and everything just like…
Forty-Second Street Come and meet Those dancing feet On the avenue I'm taking …
Got the South in My Soul When the dark night starts fallin' And the moon starts to…
Heebie Jeebies I've been having 'em, having 'em all day long I've got…
I Pride, sad, splendid liar, Sworn enemy of love Kept my…
I Found a Million Dollar Baby It was a lucky April shower It was the most convenient…
I Hate Myself I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter And…
I Surrender Dear Pride, sad, splendid liar, Sworn enemy of love Kept my…
I Thank You Mr. Moon No use hidin' from you, Mister Moon You see ev'rything Why t…
I'm Gonna Cry I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter And…
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter - I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter And…
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Mysellf a Letter I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter And…
If I Had a Million Dollars If I had a million dollars I know just what I…
If It Ain't Love It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
It Don It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
It Don't Mean a Thing It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
It's the Girl It isn′t the paddle, it's not the canoe It isn′t the…
It's Written All Over Your Face It's written all over your face That someone has taken my…
Lawd You Made the Night Too Long You made the rivers flow, the flowers grow. You made the…
Lonesome Road Look down, look down that lonesome road Before you travel on…
Louisana Hayride Let's get goin', Louisiana hayride Let's get goin' now, we'r…
Lullaby of Broadway Come on along and listen to The lullaby of Broadway The hip…
Making Faces At the Man in the Moon Ev'ry night you'll find me Feelin' lonely as …
Minnie the Moocher Whenever folks in Chinatown start acting gay There's someth…
Mood Indigo You ain't never been blue; no, no, no, You ain't…
My Future Just Passed There goes the girl I dreamed all through school about,…
Object of My Affection The object of my affection Can change my complexion From whi…
Puttin' It On Look out I′m goin' I′m tired of showin' you The right from…
Rock and Roll (scat) Rock and roll (scat) Yeah! Rock and roll, roll and r…
Roll on Mississippi Roll On Hear that whistle, there goes the bell That means we're on…
Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On Hear that whistle, there goes the bell That means we′re on…
Shout Sister Shout If you want your soul set free, lift your voice and…
Shuffle off to Buffalo I'll go home and pack my clothes You get your visas…
Sleep, Come On and Take Me Sleep, come on and take me Until my love comes home Sleep,…
Song Of Surrender Hear the treetops sigh Hear the wind come whispering by It's…
Sophisticated Lady Sophisticated lady tryin' to change my ways Just because you…
St Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
That's How Rhythm Was Born Down south, the banjos cry too, Everybody whose sayin' hidee…
That's What I Like About You You love a little, that's what I like about you Squeeze…
The Darktown Strutter's Ball I'LL BE DOWN TO GET YOU IN A TAXI HONEY BETTER…
The Darktown Strutters' Ball I'LL BE DOWN TO GET YOU IN A TAXI HONEY BETTER…
The Lonesome Road Look down, look down that lonesome road Before you travel on…
The Object of My Affection The object of my affection Can change my complexion From whi…
The Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia Sentimental gentleman from Georgia, Georgia Gentle to the la…
There'll Be Some Changes Made Change in the weather Change in the sea From now on, there&#…
Time on My Hands When the day fades away into twilight The moon is my…
Was That The Human Thing To Do? Never thought that anyone in their right mind Would ever tre…
We Just Couldn't Say "Goodbye" We thought that love was over, That we were really through, …
When I Take My Sugar to Tea I'm just a little "Jackie Horner" Since I met my sugar…
When It's Sleepy Time Down South How'd you like to do a little favor for us? Come…
Why Don't You Practice What You Preach? You're always tellin' me What I ought to do Tellin' me it's…
Yes Indeed Now, er, has you got it, sister Constance, er tell…
You Oughta Be In Pictures You oughta be in pictures, You're wonderful to see, You…
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everybodylovesmybaby
This one swings from the get-go. Very nice.
Artigas1960 Millan
¡¡maravillosa!!👍😀
Pax41 Music Time Machine
Great guitar playing by Mr Lang on this one.
roybo1930
I have this Brunswick Record! And it just SUPER AWESOME INDEED! Composers were very strict on the way that there work was presented at that time! MELODY CHANGES! OH HELL NO!!! But The Boswell Sisters were the exception to the rule! Composers LOVED To hear A Boswell Treatment!
78 Spinner
Hello there. What is the Brunswick Record number you own? I don't see it issued other than as a test pressing.
Redcoat‘s Return
Those Boswell gals are just kittens I wanna take home with me! 😻
Spuddywesker
the type of kittens you keep chained in your basement
david noble
This music reminds me of my father.
Tim Doonan
A new Boswell song to me....... so peppy, peppy.
Son Brimmer
It blows my mind that more people don’t know about the bozzies. Like, this has been on here for a decade and it only has 124 likes... and 2 dislikes, probably from people who came here expecting something auto tuned.