lovable & sweet!
Born October 18, 1901
Origin USA
Died March 13, 1985
Genre(s)Jazz
Occupation(s) Singer
Instrument(s) Vocals
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Annette Hanshaw was one of the
first great female jazz singers.
In the late 1920s she ranked alongside Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith and the Boswell Sisters. Her singing style was relaxed and suited the new jazz-influenced pop music of the late 1920s.
Although she had a low opinion of her own singing, she continues to have fans because of how she combined the voice of an ingenue with the spirit of a flapper.
Hanshaw made her one and only appearance on film in the 1933 Paramount short Captain Henry's Radio Show, "a picturization" of the popular Thursday evening radio program Maxwell House Show Boat, in which she starred from 1932 to 1934.
Having grown tired of show business, in the late 1930s Hanshaw retired and settled into married life with her husband, Pathé Records executive Herman "Wally" Rose. Later in life, in a would-be comeback, she recorded two demo records, but they were never released.
Birthdate
For many years it was believed that Annette had been born in 1910 and began her recording career shortly before her 16th birthday. However, it has recently come to light that she was in fact born nine years earlier, making her 24 at the time of her first commercial recording in September 1926. Her nephew, Frank W. Hanshaw III, has confirmed 1901 as the date on her birth certificate.
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Release Date: 02/22/2011
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Drizzz
Oct 18, 2009 @ 5:43 pm | delete
- Happy Annette Day!!!
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Mike
Jun 22, 2009 @ 3:04 pm | delete
- Just released 6/21/09 by Merrihew from audio tape:
"These two selections are the best sounding of a batch of homemade recordings that Annette Hanshaw did. Her husband copied them onto a tape for a friend of mine. I don't know when they were made but on one of the records she refers to "Steve Cochran's looks". He was a big movie star for a couple of years around 1950. So that's a hint."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBKCNsFZW4U
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Mike
Jun 18, 2009 @ 12:29 pm | delete
- FIRST RECORDING OF ANNETTE HANSHAW
This is 6 song clips and/or full songs also with Annette chatting in between with the technician "Jack." None of these ever were made into recordings so save them! Annette was 24 years old here.
http://ia311240.us.archive.org/1/items/1925-29-annetteHanshaw-21-30/AnnetteHanshaw-HerFirstRecording1925.mp3
What Can I Say When I Say I'm Sorry
Bye Bye Blackbird
The Day That I Met You
Why Are You Jealous Of Me
What Become of Joe
Five Foot Two
"That's All"
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Mike
May 16, 2009 @ 9:02 pm | delete
- New Hanshaw release 5/19/09 at Amazon Ive Got a Feeling I'm Falling, Label Sound of Yesteryear $15.99
ASIN: B001UXJGUQ
http://www.amazon.com/Ive-Got-Feeling-Im-Falling/dp/B001UXJGUQ#moreAboutThisProduct
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Mike
May 16, 2009 @ 2:03 pm | delete
- I'm for anything from Annette! "That's all!
Annette's last radio interview by Jack Cullen in the 1970's:
http://www.jazzage1920s.com/annettehanshaw/audio/Annette%20Hanshaw%20-%20Jack%20Cullen%20Interview%201972.mp3
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- Annette Hanshaw-The Great Jazz Vocalist of the 1920's.
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