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 126-150 of 234 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	83203	8/1/1952	Where there's smoke there's fire	Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw	vocalist
Decca	83204	8/1/1952	My little nest of heavenly blues	Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw	vocalist
Decca	83599	11/3/1952	It made you happy	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	83600	11/3/1952	Singin' the blues	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	83949	2/13/1953	With one red rose	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	83950	2/13/1953	Main Street on Saturday night	The Marlin Sisters	vocalist
Decca	84208	3/21/1953	I gotta right to sing the blues	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	84209	3/21/1953	You need some lovin'	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	84210	3/21/1953	I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	84259	3/31/1953	Baby, won't you please come home	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	84260	3/31/1953	Someday sweetheart	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	84261	3/31/1953	The right kind of man	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	84262	3/31/1953	The heebie jeebie blues	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	85794	1/28/1954	Call me darling	George Siravo Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	85795	1/28/1954	The Philadelphia waltz	George Siravo Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	85796	1/28/1954	If I give my heart to you	George Siravo Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	85797	1/28/1954	T-E-N-N-E-S-S-E-E (spells heav.)	George Siravo Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	87262	1/7/1955	Learn to pray ev'ry day	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	87263	1/7/1955	Our lady of the highway-1	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	87264	1/7/1955	How important can it be?	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	87265	1/7/1955	Fill my heart with happiness	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	88271	6/23/1955	No other one	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	88272	6/23/1955	I compare you	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	88273	6/23/1955	Mind if I tag along	Connie Boswell	vocalist
Decca	88274	6/23/1955	Don't believe everyone's your friend	Connie Boswell	vocalist

(Results 126-150 of 234 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boswell, Connie," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.

Boswell, Connie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105690.

"Boswell, Connie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.