Connie Boswell

Constance Foore "Connie" Boswell (December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976) was an American vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With sisters Martha and Helvetia "Vet", she performed in the 1920s and 1930s as the trio The Boswell Sisters. They started as instrumentalists but became a highly influential singing group via their recordings and film and television appearances. Connie is considered one of the great female jazz vocalists and was a major influence on Ella Fitzgerald, who said "My mother brought home one of her records, and I fell in love with it...I tried so hard to sound just like her." In 1936, Connee's sisters retired and Connee continued on as a solo artist (having also recorded solos during her years with the group).

Birth and Death Data: Born December 3, 1907 (New Orleans), Died October 11, 1976 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer

Notes: Name also appears as Connee Boswell and Constance F. Boswell.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 234 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	DLA 972	10-in.	9/25/1937	Bob White (Whatcha gonna swing tonight?)	Connie Boswell ; Bing Crosby	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1054	10-in.	11/12/1937	True confession	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1055	10-in.	11/12/1937	Ebb tide	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1056	10-in.	11/12/1937	Outside of paradise	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1057	10-in.	11/12/1937	You took the words right out of my heart	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1066	10-in.	11/13/1937	Martha (Ah! So pure)	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1067	10-in.	11/13/1937	Home on the range	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1068	10-in.	11/13/1937	Gypsy love song	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1086	10-in.	11/16/1937	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1152	10-in.	1/26/1938	Alexander's ragtime band	Connie Boswell ; Eddie Cantor ; Bing Crosby	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1202	10-in.	4/9/1938	Fare Thee honey, fare Thee well	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1203	10-in.	4/9/1938	Mr. Freddie blues	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1221	10-in.	4/15/1938	Sweet Sue, just you	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1222	10-in.	5/15/1938	Moonlight and roses	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1223	10-in.	4/16/1938	All alone	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1224	10-in.	4/16/1938	(You forgot to) Remember	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1225	10-in.	4/16/1938	I'm away from it all	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1226	10-in.	4/16/1938	I'm glad for your sake	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1227	10-in.	4/16/1938	The girl in the bonnet of blue	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1228	10-in.	4/16/1938	Ride, tenderfoot, ride	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1229	10-in.	4/16/1938	Daddy's boy	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1230	10-in.	4/16/1938	In my little red book-1	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1781	10-in.	6/22/1939	Start the day right	Bing Crosby	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1782	10-in.	6/22/1939	An apple for the teacher	Bing Crosby	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1783	10-in.	6/22/1939	Soon	Connie Boswell	vocalist

(Results 176-200 of 234 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boswell, Connie," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.

Boswell, Connie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.

"Boswell, Connie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.