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Hoagland Howard Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor and lawyer.
Actor: To Have and Have Not. Award-winning songwriter ("Stardust", "Ole Buttermilk Sky", "Georgia on My Mind"), composer, pianist, actor and singer, educated at Indiana University (LL.B). He played piano in the college bands, and later gave up a law practice for a career in songwriting.
May 1, 2024 · Hoagy Carmichael (born November 22, 1899, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.—died December 27, 1981, Rancho Mirage, California) was an American composer, singer, self-taught pianist, and actor who wrote several of the most highly regarded popular standards in American music.
Hoagy Carmichael is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is described as the "most talented, inventive, sophisticated and jazz-oriented of all the great craftsmen" of pop songs in the first half of the 20th century.
On November 22, Hoagland Howard Carmichael was born in Bloomington, Indiana, as the first child of Howard Clyde and Lida Mary (Robison) Carmichael. Hoagland attends Indiana University and forms his own small jazz band, eventually named "Carmichael's Collegiates", which makes him a campus celebrity.
Hoagy Carmichael was one of the most inventive and adventurous of the great American songwriters. Much of his best work reflects his love of the jazz of the 1920s, most notably one of the greatest standards from the era, “Stardust”.
In 1988, the Indiana Historical Society and the Smithsonian Institution issued a lavishly illustrated boxed set of recordings, The Classic Hoagy Carmichael, which earned Grammy Award nominations for Best Album Notes and Best Historical Album. In 1997, the United States Postal Service, acting on a recommendation from this author, issued a ...
Mar 12, 2008 · Composer, pianist and singer Hoagy Carmichael was a master of popular song. With his naturally laid-back style, he created graceful and inspired melodies, producing a prodigious string of...
Hoagy Carmichael passed away in Rancho Mirage, California on December 27, 1981. He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Indiana. To learn more, visit www.hoagy.com.
Dec 28, 1981 · Hoagy Carmichael, composer of such songs as ''Stardust'' and ''Georgia on My Mind,'' died today at Eisenhower Medical Center. He was 82 years old.
