So, Annette gets some exposure on national TV, and I'm excited... Nobody to get excited with!
None of my friends have much if any interest in good music... They think electric guitars aren't noise pollution, and some even think Rap (The "C" is silent) is worthy of a listen... So, I have all this news and nobody to tell...
Wow... Fantastic to hear these home-made recordings! Annette was amazing!
I've been a fan of 20's, 30's and 40's music. since the mid-70's, but it took the Internet for me to find the great Annette Hanshaw , probably in the late 90's. Very overlooked singer, in a way the female Bing Crosby, stylistically.
I have, somewhere on my HD, recordings of some radio interviews that she did in NY in the late 60's, I think... Very fascinating listening!
@Kiddman32 After having listened closely to those interviews, and gathering other info around the 'net, I believe Annette used the gangster incidents as an excuse/reason to quietly slip out the backdoor of a business she had grown to despise.
I happened to be watching the tube last year sometime when a commercial announcing a new video game came on... "Nice graphics", I thought, then my attention went back to the 'puter... Wait, there's something about that orchestral music... Then, the voice came on... "When night is creepin, and I should be sleepin' in bed..." ANNETTE!!!!! Her great recording from the early '30's! Somebody out there's been listening... :)
@jameswiese Sorry, I should have used a music stand but I'm not going to buy a new one just for YT. Its not easy holding a record album just by the corner and keeping it steady. The only reason I didn't list the titles in the description is fear of the copyright police. So I put them under comments.
Just wanted to add that Annette did release "When I'm Housekeeping For You" back in the day. I absolutely ADORE her, but I buy all her music on CD's so I can use them in my car. I wish we could do a new talent search to find someone who has her voice to record the songs we all wish she had done. Can you post the other ones, even if they are poor quality?
Amazing to discover these gems of Annettes! I have her 78s from around 1930 and its so nice to hear she was singing so beautifully 20 years after~! The pianist is great, never over powers her and isnt it great to hear her voice not having to conpete with a syncopated jazz orchestra as on her records Lovely . GLAD you posted.!
Wow, this is amazing. Annette Hanshaw from the fifties! What a different voice - not bad, just a little rusty, and a much more mature sound, of course.
Why she gave up recording is beyond my comprehension. Her more mature voice on these recordings is so much richer and more sophisticated than her early stuff. She sounds almost like Lee Wiley here.
BC: the story is that Ruth Etting's manager, Marty Snyder, who may have connections w/Chicago mobsters, is responsible for Hanshaw's career being cut short. "Moe The Gimp", as Marty was known, seeing Hanshaw as a threat, went to Columbia Record Label execs, threatening them with "Nobody but my Ruthie sings on the Columbia label!" This sent Annette back to minor labels.
Even if that was true, that still doesn't explain why Annette Hanshaw couldn't have made it on Victor or Brunswick... neither of which were exactly minor labels. (Besides that, wasn't Hanshaw's husband IN the record business?)
Evidently, nobody must have told Lee Morse that only Ruth Etting sang on Columbia... heh.
davidglow3: I can understand why. I don't think she did many public performances; she was a recording and radio star, and a shy one at that.
She also didn't need the money, even at the bottom of the Depression. She came from a well-off family in the Hudson Valley and she married her record producer (and stayed married for a lifetime).
Sometimes it's wise to retire at your peak. I certainly don't think her style was suited to the swing era of the late 1930s and 40s. The music changed.
Ah, what would have been. With this voice, with this wonderful maturity to it in these later recordings. If only she had done some more recordings. Bliss. Unfortunately, I will have to wait until I die and go to heaven to hear that. Oh, and then, I can sing duets with her!
There is a lot of detail in this recording, so whoever set it up knew what he was doing. And you're probably right about it being in the 1950s. Annette was listed in the Manhattan phone book right up until the end. I never called her, though.
I too have all those lp's you pictured in the videos and was fortunate enough to talk with Annette Hanshaw several times on the phone. She even sent me an autographed picture. Thanks for these recordings of her I had never heard before.
this is very nice; her voice is, of course, a bit weightier and matured; she still has it here...she is delightfuf and still annette... thanks for this.
Anywayy, this rediscovered Annette stuff is great!
Kiddman32 4 months ago
So, Annette gets some exposure on national TV, and I'm excited... Nobody to get excited with!
None of my friends have much if any interest in good music... They think electric guitars aren't noise pollution, and some even think Rap (The "C" is silent) is worthy of a listen... So, I have all this news and nobody to tell...
Kiddman32 4 months ago
Wow... Fantastic to hear these home-made recordings! Annette was amazing!
I've been a fan of 20's, 30's and 40's music. since the mid-70's, but it took the Internet for me to find the great Annette Hanshaw , probably in the late 90's. Very overlooked singer, in a way the female Bing Crosby, stylistically.
I have, somewhere on my HD, recordings of some radio interviews that she did in NY in the late 60's, I think... Very fascinating listening!
Kiddman32 4 months ago
@Kiddman32 After having listened closely to those interviews, and gathering other info around the 'net, I believe Annette used the gangster incidents as an excuse/reason to quietly slip out the backdoor of a business she had grown to despise.
Kiddman32 4 months ago
I happened to be watching the tube last year sometime when a commercial announcing a new video game came on... "Nice graphics", I thought, then my attention went back to the 'puter... Wait, there's something about that orchestral music... Then, the voice came on... "When night is creepin, and I should be sleepin' in bed..." ANNETTE!!!!! Her great recording from the early '30's! Somebody out there's been listening... :)
Kiddman32 4 months ago
Love it. Annette Hanshaw rules.
largblarg 1 year ago
WOW! I've been a Hanshaw fan for years, but I NEVER knew a tape like this existed- thank you so much for posting!
SIMPFANN 1 year ago
Thank you for doing this - the voice is still great!
dfarmbrough 1 year ago
Wow thanks man
peters855 1 year ago
How wonderful for you to share these with everyone! This is so gorgeous, and the sound is great.
lightnweight 1 year ago
The music is great, the covers are great.
However, please cut down on the coffee consumption before filming, use a copy stand, or simplify your vision. : )
Easy on the ears, hard on the eyes.
Thanks to First Of A Kind for the titles.
James
jameswiese 1 year ago
@jameswiese Sorry, I should have used a music stand but I'm not going to buy a new one just for YT. Its not easy holding a record album just by the corner and keeping it steady. The only reason I didn't list the titles in the description is fear of the copyright police. So I put them under comments.
merrihew 1 year ago
Love the sexy hoarseness in her mature voice here. Thanks for posting!
mlaprarie 1 year ago
Wow, fantastic, thank you.
mrald 1 year ago
Just wanted to add that Annette did release "When I'm Housekeeping For You" back in the day. I absolutely ADORE her, but I buy all her music on CD's so I can use them in my car. I wish we could do a new talent search to find someone who has her voice to record the songs we all wish she had done. Can you post the other ones, even if they are poor quality?
Clockfxr 1 year ago
Amazing to discover these gems of Annettes! I have her 78s from around 1930 and its so nice to hear she was singing so beautifully 20 years after~! The pianist is great, never over powers her and isnt it great to hear her voice not having to conpete with a syncopated jazz orchestra as on her records Lovely . GLAD you posted.!
2reeler 1 year ago
This is such a great recording. Her voice was really excellent. Thanks for posting this rare recording.
SwingBandHeaven 2 years ago
Do we have the titles of the songs?
firstofakind 2 years ago
Penthouse Serenade (a.k.a When We're Alone), and When I'm Housekeeping for You.
merrihew 2 years ago
thanks
firstofakind 2 years ago
Immediately recognizable, as fresh and beautiful as her voice was in the 1920s. I am impressed! Thank you so much for sharing this treasure with us.
ateleia 2 years ago
Wow, this is amazing. Annette Hanshaw from the fifties! What a different voice - not bad, just a little rusty, and a much more mature sound, of course.
bixntram 2 years ago
Omg she sings here on my penthouse <3
i know the lyrics becuse betty boop sang it in betty boops penthouse
im gonna give this 5 stars <3
Cresantstar 2 years ago
WOOOOOW!! her voice is way different here, I LOVE IT!! I wish we had more recordings of her in the 50's!
renata1934 2 years ago
this is great
bettysangria 2 years ago
Woah! Such a sexy voice. To my shame, I confess, that I haven't heard of this lady before. Thanks a lot for the upload.
MagnusTide1976 2 years ago
Thank you so much for posting this! Been a fan for years and this is such an unexpected treat.
osusannarosen 2 years ago
Why she gave up recording is beyond my comprehension. Her more mature voice on these recordings is so much richer and more sophisticated than her early stuff. She sounds almost like Lee Wiley here.
Bobchai 2 years ago
BC: the story is that Ruth Etting's manager, Marty Snyder, who may have connections w/Chicago mobsters, is responsible for Hanshaw's career being cut short. "Moe The Gimp", as Marty was known, seeing Hanshaw as a threat, went to Columbia Record Label execs, threatening them with "Nobody but my Ruthie sings on the Columbia label!" This sent Annette back to minor labels.
osusannarosen 2 years ago
Even if that was true, that still doesn't explain why Annette Hanshaw couldn't have made it on Victor or Brunswick... neither of which were exactly minor labels. (Besides that, wasn't Hanshaw's husband IN the record business?)
Evidently, nobody must have told Lee Morse that only Ruth Etting sang on Columbia... heh.
ragtimematt 2 years ago
She hated show biz full stop
davidglow3 2 years ago
davidglow3: I can understand why. I don't think she did many public performances; she was a recording and radio star, and a shy one at that.
She also didn't need the money, even at the bottom of the Depression. She came from a well-off family in the Hudson Valley and she married her record producer (and stayed married for a lifetime).
Sometimes it's wise to retire at your peak. I certainly don't think her style was suited to the swing era of the late 1930s and 40s. The music changed.
Bobchai 2 years ago
Hanshaw's always wonderful, but this pianist is beyond magnificent (so often the greatest are uncredited, sadly...)
tightlygagged 2 years ago
Merrihew -- what a gift you have given to all of us devoted fans of Annette. Thank you for sharing this with us. It is truly beautiful. Thanks.
Lucia
TotallyItalian1 2 years ago
Who's the pianist?
mmay519 2 years ago
On some of the others I have she is playing the piano but she definitely isn't on these. I have no idea who it is.
merrihew 2 years ago
I'm walking on clouds after hearing this-- thank you for making my day.
mmay519 2 years ago
Ah, what would have been. With this voice, with this wonderful maturity to it in these later recordings. If only she had done some more recordings. Bliss. Unfortunately, I will have to wait until I die and go to heaven to hear that. Oh, and then, I can sing duets with her!
cookieknits 2 years ago
There is a lot of detail in this recording, so whoever set it up knew what he was doing. And you're probably right about it being in the 1950s. Annette was listed in the Manhattan phone book right up until the end. I never called her, though.
manidig 2 years ago
I too have all those lp's you pictured in the videos and was fortunate enough to talk with Annette Hanshaw several times on the phone. She even sent me an autographed picture. Thanks for these recordings of her I had never heard before.
jazzgirl1920s 2 years ago
Thanks for posting.
Nice A.H. rarity!
endofthelinejoel 2 years ago
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yogisuperman 2 years ago
What a surprise ! Thank you so much for posting !
tomekpy 2 years ago
this is very nice; her voice is, of course, a bit weightier and matured; she still has it here...she is delightfuf and still annette... thanks for this.
bill3murr 2 years ago
I agree totally. It's lovely to hear her in her 20 years on. She was very under-rated. Great stuff.
4trotts 3 weeks ago
Wow! Thanks for sharing these rarities from Annette!
laughland 2 years ago
Very good! Thanks for posting!
transformingArt 2 years ago