Watch Annette Hanshaw sing- "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye!" on, "Showboat!" (1933)
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Video clip from "Captain Henry's Showboat" (1933) with Annette Hanshaw singing "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye!" This is Annette's only appearance on film.
Catherine Annette Hanshaw was an American Jazz Age singer. She was one of the most popular radio stars of the late 1920s and early 1930s, with many of her most notable performances taking place on NBC's Maxwell House Show Boat. Over four million of her records had been sold by 1934, following the peak of her popularity.
In her ten-year recording career, she recorded about 250 sides. In a 1934 poll conducted by Radio Stars magazine, she received the title of best female popular singer. Second place went to Ethel Shutta, third place went to Ruth Etting, and fourth place went to Kate Smith.
Born: October 18, 1901, Manhattan, New York, NY
Died: March 13, 1985 (age 83 years), New York, NY
Albums: Lovable & Sweet, She's Got It, The Twenties Sweetheart, AND MORE!
Genre: Jazz
Spouse(s): Herman "Wally" Rose (m. 1929–1954; his death); Herb Kurtin (m. 1974–1985; her death)
Throughout her recording career, she sang with the Original Memphis Five, Willard Robison's Deep River Orchestra, Sam Lanin's Orchestra, Lou Gold's Orchestra, Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio and Rudy Vallée's Connecticut Yankees.[5] Some of the artists whose solos were featured on her recordings were Red Nichols, Miff Mole, Phil Napoleon, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Adrian Rollini, Vic Berton, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, and Jack Teagarden.
In 1929, Hanshaw began performing on network radio. In the early 1930s, she sang on the air with Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra. From 1932 to 1934, she was featured on the popular Thursday evening radio program Maxwell House Show Boat. She made her only film appearance in the 1933 Paramount short Captain Henry's Radio Show. On December 6, 1937 Hanshaw gave the final performance of her career on The Chevrolet Musical Moments Revue.
Hanshaw's singing style was relaxed and suited to the jazz-influenced pop music of the late 1920s and early 1930s. She combined the voice of an ingenue with the spirit of a flapper. She was known as The Personality Girl, and her trademark was saying "That's all!" in a cheery voice at the end of many of her records.
