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'''Annette Hanshaw''' ([[October 18]], [[1910]] - [[March 13]], [[1985]]) was on of the first great female [[jazz]] singers. In the late 1920's she ranked among [[Ethel Waters]], [[Bessie Smith]] and the [[Boswell Sisters]]. |
'''Annette Hanshaw''' ([[October 18]], [[1910]] - [[March 13]], [[1985]]) was on of the first great female [[jazz]] singers. In the late 1920's she ranked among [[Ethel Waters]], [[Bessie Smith]] and the [[Boswell Sisters]]. |
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In [[1936]], at the age of 25, she retired from singing and never attempted a comeback. |
In [[1936]], at the age of 25, she retired from singing and never attempted a comeback. The singer [[Helen Kane]] is said to have based her look on Hanshaw. Noteable is her influence in the [[Hyperreality]] theory of [[Jean Baudrillard]]. Since Kane based her look on Hanshaw, she purported to be the reality of the hyperreality character of [[Betty Boop]]. |
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Revision as of 14:13, 7 September 2005
Annette Hanshaw (October 18, 1910 - March 13, 1985) was on of the first great female jazz singers. In the late 1920's she ranked among Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith and the Boswell Sisters.
In 1936, at the age of 25, she retired from singing and never attempted a comeback. The singer Helen Kane is said to have based her look on Hanshaw. Noteable is her influence in the Hyperreality theory of Jean Baudrillard. Since Kane based her look on Hanshaw, she purported to be the reality of the hyperreality character of Betty Boop.
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