Singer Annette Hanshaw (1901-1985) was born in New York City on this day. Hanshaw was a niece of vaudeville performers Uke Henshaw and Nellie McCoy, sister of Bessie McCoy. Her father had been in the circus briefly, but ran hotels and a music store; Annette got her start singing for patrons of both. Despite her […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:04AM on October 18, 2017