[78-L] Hanshaw musings, for whatever they are worth

[David Lennick]

I like "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye"..it's a later one, and a good chunk of 
its appeal is the orchestra (Dorsey Brothers?).

dl

On 3/15/2012 1:40 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Frankly (yes,  this is just me no judgment to be inferred about the taste of
> anyone else),  I've always been baffled by the adulation heaped upon Annette
> Hanshaw by record collectors.  To my ears,  she has an appealing  but
> limited range in her voice,  and in her musical concepts.  I'll play one or
> two sides of her at a time,  and then I'm ready to move on.
>
> What she does,  she does well.   I have a lot of her records from 1927 to
> 1933.   But she's static.  The early ones sound about the same as the late
> ones,  just with different orchestral accomp.  Other singers of the era
> seemed to "grow" over a period of time...a Ruth Etting record from 1932 does
> not sound like one from 1927,  and a Mildred Bailey record from 1931 sure
> does not sound like one from 1941 or 1946 (I'm thinking of those late sides
> she made for Majestic with Ellis Larkins which are so great,  e.g. Me and
> the Blues).
>
> Maybe if Hanshaw had stuck with music she would have evolved as an
> artist...we'll never know.  I've listened to that interview with her and she
> seemed like a delightful and happy human being,  with few regrets about
> leaving show business.  That peace of mind might have been her greatest
> accomplishment.
>
> Do any of you have Hanshaw sides which you think are her best?  My pick
> would be the Columbia of Big City Blues b/w That's You,  Baby.
>
>
> Taylor
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>> On 15/03/12 16:21, simmonssomer wrote:
>>> I'll consider Annette Hanshaw as a more important pioneer than Mrs.
>>> Norvo.
>>>
>>> Al Simmons
>>>
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>> Which is more important, who do you like most, or who came first? Bear
>> in mind that Annette Hanshaw didn't like the "little girl" image that
>> was thrust upon her.
>>