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Catherine Annette Hanshaw was born in New York in 1901. Lovable and sweet was more than just a song where Annette was concerned - she lived her life that way. Her manager, Herman "Wally" Rose always had the best talent available to accompany Annette - Jack Teagarden, Morton Downey, Miff Mole, Eddie Lang, Joe Venute, Phil Napolean, Red Nichols, Adrian Rollini, Benny Goodman, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey - the A list of white jazz musicians. In 1929, Annette and Wally were married and remained so until his death in 1954.

To increase market share, her songs were released under the names Patsy Young, Dot Dare, Gay Ellis, Marion Lee, Betty Lloyd, Janet Shaw, Frances Hopwood, Ethel Bingham and Leila Sanford-but trade publications revealed the various names to the public so everyone knew who the real artist was. She appeared on the Camel Caravan, Maxwell House Showboat, Van Heusen Hour, and Rexall Magic Magic Hour to name but a few. She was the Personality Girl with her trademark "That's All" at the end of most of her recordings. The New York Times called her one of the most prolific recording artists of the 20s-30s. Although she was elected America's most popular female singer in a nationwide Radioland poll, she is all but unknown today. Thanks to Preston Meeks for some of the information about Annette. Lovable and Sweet from the motion picture Street Girl, Okeh, NY, 8-29-29.