Annette Hanshaw - We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye! (1933)
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)
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