The 1930's Songstress Annette Hanshaw featured here in this rare film.
She was a hugely popular jazz singer in the late 1920's and early 1930's
She was one of those women who was beautiful by just being herself. Hanshaw epitomised the era of
1930's dress style and glamour.
There has been recent revived interest in Annette thanks to the animated feature Sita sings the Blues,which includes performances by Annette.
What a lovely video, it's so cool to see her on film!
ReplyDeleteLove Annette Hanshaw - thanks for posting this. That's all!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite performers!
ReplyDeleteLovely indeed, thank you.
ReplyDeleteGreat, expressive voice; great, expressive face-- what a neat video!
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Wonderful! I loved her songs when I heard them in Sita Sings the Blues. (Also, she and I have the same first name!) She seems so sweet and down-to-earth in this film-- you don't see that often anymore. Thanks for sharing this!
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