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

[Kristjan Saag]

It may amuse you to know that Annette Hanshaw's recording of "Daddy, 
Won't You Please Come Home" is part of the soundtrack for "Bioshock II", 
a video game partly based on an Ayn Rand novel. Other titles are by Todd 
Rollins, Horace Heidt, Connee Boswell, Fats Waller...
I learnt this from a 24 year old young lady who likes both the music and 
the survival horror first-person shooter video game.
Kristjan

On 2012-03-15 22:38, Bud Black wrote:
> Mine would be "Daddy, Won't You Please Come Home." IMHO nobody ever sang this one better.
>
> "That's All."
>
> Bud
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 15, 2012, at 1:40 PM, "Taylor Bowie"<bowiebks at isomedia.com>  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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Julian Vein"<julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
>> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 9:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Mildred Bailey in the News!
>>
>>
>>> On 15/03/12 16:21, simmonssomer wrote:
>>>> I'll consider Annette Hanshaw as a more important pioneer than Mrs.
>>>> Norvo.
>>>>
>>>> Al Simmons
>>>>
>>> ========================
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>      Julian Vein
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