Annette Hanshaw - Am I Blue-1929

Annette Hanshaw sings Am I Blue from the from the motion picture On With The Show which featured Ethel Waters, Betty Compson, Joe E. Brown and Arthur Lake. The film was the first sound motion picture filmed in color although only black and white copies survive. The film had been adapted from the musical The Broadway Melody. Annette recorded her version May 31, 1929 in New York on the Harmony, Diva, Puritone and Velvetone labels.

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[drinksmokelie]

No question that the Twenties were a source of real music, so much better than all that lousy stuff from the Thirties. Eddie Cantor, Bessie Smith, all of them, couldn't come close to Annette Hanshaw. And don't even get me started on Mary Martin and Kate Smith.

[preservationhall01]

@drinksmokelie I'll drink to that comment! Thanks for visiting and drop by again sometime. PH01

[crazy4sian]

Music grows and changes; it evolves and adapts with time. This music of old, while a brilliant masterpiece, made way for others to follow.

However, music today is more an off-shot dead branch on the family tree.

[preservationhall01]

@crazy4sian I think this classic music is from the strong center of the music tree-it will be there when the dead branches have all dropped off. Even Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Willie Nelson and other so called modern entertainers have borrowed some of their style from this music.

[idan111]

This is awesome.

Better than all the mainstream bullshit.

[preservationhall01]

@idan111 When I discovered "20s" jazz a few years ago, I was hooked. I agree that nothing today can come close to the pleasure of listening to music such as this.

[Tacoflavoredkiss1]

I wish that this kind of music was still sold in stores, not all that other crap that everyone listens to.

[bigcity233]

YOU SAID IT! Our culture today is such trash.

[darkkoolman1]

Bessie Smith isnt that bad. Her songs were special because they reflected on her life problems.

[apocyldoomer]

Definitely I am nOT into Broadway..but, the Roaring Twenties, I'd like to time travel back to that era just for 1 month and party with those bastids.our culture and society of today is 100% total GARBAGE! Nuf said

[ArKaNtOsDeath]

i just met Annette because "Sita Sing the Blues" and i think she was great

[nameoffeather]

@marguitar1 Its a matter of perspective. The 30s was very sexist and racist... Today we have much more tolerance for women voting, gay rights and interracial marriages

Yes I miss the classiness of the days past but as long as people like you still embody these qualities with news ones today they will never die.

Today's culture is ruined by over consumption, sadly people today are about taking not sharing or giving...

But i understand ur frustration i really do!

[marguitar1]

@bigcity233 Yeah, today's culture is a disgrace.

[jan279]

Batman brought me here! =)))

[sgoodyear2003]

Lauren Bacall also sings Am I Blue in To Have and To Have Not.