Hoagy Carmichael’s “Stardust Road” has just opened for a one-month run, and to say that it’s a total surprise — in a good way — is an understatement. Consider: Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981) is one of ...
We continue our rebroadcast of our series on American Popular Song with a tribute to composer Hoagy Carmichael. Carmichael wrote "Star Dust," "Heart and Soul," "The Nearness of You," "Skylark" and ...
Imagine a law-school graduate who works on Wall Street but ends up becoming one of America’s most beloved songwriters. That’s the improbable journey of Hoagy Carmichael, the man behind such timeless ...
In week three of Peter and Will Anderson's Songbook Summit at Symphony Space, the virtuoso musicians, their gifted band, and savvy vocalist Molly Ryan present Hoagy Carmichael. If the composer's name ...
Last weekend, the History Committee at Thunderbird Country Club threw a big party. The idea was to honor one of the club’s original members, and one of its most well-known. His name might not be as ...
Hoagy Sings Carmichael has been called many things. I used to refer to the album as a recording by an aging songwriter singing his own songs in the shower. Others have likened Carmichael's voice to ...
Smithsonian Collection of Recordings: RC038. Indiana Historical Society: IHS C1002. Manufacturers' nos.: CBS Special Products/CBS Records: BT 20600--BT 20601 (1st and 3rd cassettes); RCA Special ...
In her debut album, Tiffany Austin puts her own improvisational, jazzy spin on songs by the late composer Hoagy Carmichael. Critic Kevin Whitehead calls Austin "a singer to keep an ear on." This is ...
THE FIRST TIME I heard the name Hoagy Carmichael, I scratched my chinit was college, and I rarely shaved, so my face itched a lotand thought, “Ah yes, the Black Power activist.” Luckily, I kept my ...
Smithsonian Collection of Recordings: CD RD038. Indiana Historical Society: IHS CD1002. Additional nos., disc 1: DIDP 079460, A 20600; disc 2: DVC1-0840; disc 3: DIDP ...