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 101-125 of 234 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	71432	10-in.	9/1/1943	The dreamer	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	72843	10-in.	4/23/1945	Who'll lend me a rainbow?	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	72844	10-in.	4/23/1945	When I come back crying	Connie Boswell ; The Satisfiers	vocalist
Decca	72847	10-in.	5/2/1945	There must be a way	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	72848	10-in.	5/2/1945	You can't say I didn't try	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	73083	10-in.	10/15/1945	But I did	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	73084	10-in.	10/15/1945	Something sentimental	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	73157	10-in.	11/24/1945	Walkin' with my honey	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	73158	10-in.	11/24/1945	Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	73230	10-in.	12/10/1945	I fall in love with you every day-1	The Paulette Sisters	vocalist
Decca	73268		1/4/1946	I'm in love with two sweethearts	The Paulette Sisters	vocalist
Decca	73269		1/4/1946	I fall in love with you every day	The Paulette Sisters	vocalist
Decca	73426		3/6/1946	Sweetheart	Bob Haggart Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	73427		3/6/1946	If I had a wishing ring	Bob Haggart Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	73450		3/18/1946	I'm gonna make believe	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	73451		3/18/1946	Sweetheart	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	73452		3/15/1946	Who told you that lie?	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	73664		8/15/1946	Love doesn't grow on trees	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	73665		8/15/1946	Ole buttermilk sky	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	73727		10/17/1946	Zip a dee doo dah	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	73733		10/17/1946	Too many times	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	82005		12/19/1951	Somebody stole my darling	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	82006		12/19/1951	I know what it means to be lonesome	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	82007		12/19/1951	Begin the beguine	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	82008		12/19/1951	Believe it beloved	Connie Boswell	vocalist

(Results 101-125 of 234 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boswell, Connie," accessed April 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.

Boswell, Connie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.

"Boswell, Connie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 April 2024.