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 1-25 of 234 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-32113	10-in.	3/22/1925	You can call me baby all the time	Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	vocalist
Victor	B-32114	10-in.	3/22/1925	I'm gonna cry	Connie Boswell	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Victor	B-32123	10-in.	3/25/1925	Dad	Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	vocalist
Victor	B-32124	10-in.	3/25/1925	Nights when I am lonely	Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	composer, vocalist
Victor	B-32132	10-in.	3/22/1925	Pal o' mine	Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	W404407	10-in.	10/3/1930	My future just passed	The Three Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	W404408	10-in.	10/3/1930	Heebie jeebies	The Three Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	W404409	10-in.	10/3/1930	I'm yours	The Three Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	W404410	10-in.	10/3/1930	Gee, but I'd like to make you happy	The Three Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	W404414	10-in.	10/31/1930	Don’t tell her what's happened to me	The Three Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	vocalist
Brunswick	E36491	10-in.	3/19/1931	Wha’d ja do to me?	Boswell Sisters ; The Dorsey Brothers	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E36492	10-in.	3/19/1931	When I take my sugar to tea	Boswell Sisters ; The Dorsey Brothers	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E36654	10-in.	4/23/1931	Roll on, Mississippi, roll on	Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E36655	10-in.	4/23/1931	Shout, Sister, shout	Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E36837	10-in.	7/24/1931	I’m all dressed up with a broken heart	Connie Boswell	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	E36911	10-in.	7/8/1931	It’s the girl!	Boswell Sisters ; Dorsey Brothers Orchestra	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E36912	10-in.	7/8/1931	It’s you	Boswell Sisters ; Dorsey Brothers Orchestra	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E36938	10-in.	7/24/1931	What is it?	Connie Boswell	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	E37112	10-in.	8/27/1931	Shine on, harvest moon	Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E37113	10-in.	8/27/1931	Heebie jeebies	Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E37333	10-in.	10/28/1931	Time on my hands (You in my arms)	Connie Boswell	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	E37334	10-in.	10/28/1931	Concentratin’	Connie Boswell	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	E37354	10-in.	11/5/1931	River, stay ’way from my door	Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E37355	10-in.	11/5/1931	An ev’ning in Caroline	Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E37366	10-in.	11/20/1931	You try somebody else	Connie Boswell	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boswell, Connie," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.

Boswell, Connie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.

"Boswell, Connie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.