Uploaded by edmundusrex on Dec 9, 2008
Annette Hanshaw (October 18, 1901 - March 13, 1985) 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.
Annette Hanshaw - Big City Blues (1929)
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She just doesn't have any bad songs. This is great. She had a style that no one had and recording was still in its infancy when she made these recordings. The band is steady behind her. Doesn't matter what your race -- there's a lot to learn from Annette Hanshaw if you're an aspiring jazz vocalist.
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I love this! The last note she echoes the down home blues of Jimmie Rodgers. This is fun music.
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Great -I've got a version of this on a 78 somewhere -no means of playing though.
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i know i post alot of comments here but i just realised how good a singer anette is i dont know why but i love the way she sings
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Edmund.You have given us so much pleasure with your selection of old tunes.Thank you for your work and interests.
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can someone post the lyrics?
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this song desbribes my love-life pretty good i have been alone for years now the closest i get to a girlfriend is when i chat with someone i like and in real life no one ever gets near me
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A great one, like so many of her songs, they get better each time you hear them.
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God, I love this song around about 1:40--she's doing the horn part! For the same reasons, I like The Boswells--so innovative in many ways in the same song.
osusannarosen 3 years ago 8
Annette Hanshaw made all her recordings from around 1926-33 when the 'sound' was unique. From 1934 on it wasn't quite the same, so this is why, apart from her voice, all her recordings are impeccible.
closedcircle1 11 months ago 2