The Boswell Sisters
Definitely the most talented and arguably the all-around best jazz vocal group of all time, the Boswell Sisters parlayed their New Orleans upbringing into a swinging delivery that featured not only impossibly close harmonies, but countless maneuvers of vocal gymnastics rarely equaled on record. Connee (sometimes Connie), Helvetia (Vet), and Martha Boswell grew up singing together, soaking up Southern gospel and blues through close contact with the Black community. They first performed at vaudeville houses around the New Orleans area, and began appearing on local radio by 1925. At first, they played strictly instrumentals, with Connee on cello, saxophone, and guitar; Martha on piano, and Vet on violin, banjo, and guitar. The station began featuring them in a vocal setting as well, with Connee taking the lead on many songs (despite a childhood accident that had crippled her and left her in a wheelchair).
Word of their incredible vocal talents led to appearances in Chicago and New York, and the Boswell Sisters began recording in 1930 for Victor. By the following year, they'd moved to Brunswick and reached the Hit Parade with "When I Take My Sugar to Tea," taken from the Marx Brothers' film Monkey Business and featuring the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra in support. The trio continued to work with many of the best jazzmen in the field (including Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, and Bunny Berigan), and appeared in the 1932 film extravaganza The Big Broadcast with Bing Crosby and Cab Calloway. The Boswell Sisters hit the top of the Hit Parade a second time in 1935 with "The Object of My Affection" from the film Times Square Lady. One year later, however, both Martha and Vet retired from the group in favor of married life.
Connee had already made a few solo sides for Brunswick as early as 1932, and she continued her solo career in earnest after the Boswell Sisters parted. She hit number one twice during the late '30s, with the Bing Crosby duets "Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)" and "Alexander's Ragtime Band," and continued recording into the '60s.
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Presenting The Boswell Sisters
Pop - Lançado por Universal Digital Enterprises em 04/02/1932
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The Boswell Sisters, 20 Essential Classics
Jazz - Lançado por Firefly Entertainment em 01/10/2012
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The Boswell Sisters' You Oughta Be In Pictures
Jazz - Lançado por Charly Records em 24/06/2006
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It Can Only Be
Jazz - Lançado por Top Tracks em 30/10/2013
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The Boswell Sisters - The Essential
Jazz - Lançado por Vintage Jukebox em 29/03/2022
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My Sweet Home (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por That's What Records em 13/05/2016
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Boswell Sisters Vol.3 1932-33
Jazz - Lançado por Nostalgia Arts em 27/04/2009
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The Boswell Sisters Collection Vol. 4, 1932-34
Jazz - Lançado por Nostalgia Arts em 27/04/2009
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The Boswell Sisters' You Oughta Be In Pictures
Pop - Lançado por Charly Records em 24/06/2006
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Boswell Sisters' Was That The Human Thing To Do
Pop - Lançado por Charly Records em 24/06/2006
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Boswell Sisters Selected Favorites
Pop - Lançado por Charly Records em 21/03/2011
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The Boswell Sisters Selected Favorites
Pop - Lançado por Charly Records em 20/06/2006
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Darktown Strutters Ball
Jazz - Lançado por Classic Records em 29/11/2010
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The Boswell Sisters's Hits
Jazz - Lançado por Vintage Jukebox em 17/10/2019
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The Boswell Sisters Collection 1925-36
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por ACROBAT em 07/07/2017
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Cheek To Cheek
Jazz - Lançado por Classic Records em 22/11/2010
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The Boswell Sisters with The Dorsey Brothers
Jazz - Lançado por New World Old Music em 15/01/2021
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Shout, Sister, Shout
Jazz - Lançado por Vanilla OMP em 08/04/2003
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Jazz Figures / The Boswell Sisters (1931-1939)
Jazz - Lançado por Collector Records Greece em 24/10/2011
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Swing Along
Jazz - Lançado por Music Manager em 01/09/2015
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