Hoagy Carmichael

Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer. Carmichael is best known for composing four of the most-recorded American songs of all time: "Stardust" (1927), "Georgia on My Mind" (1930), "The Nearness of You" (1937) and "Heart and Soul" (1938).

Carmichael's "Ole Buttermilk Sky" (1946) was nominated for an Academy Award. Four years later, "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening," won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1951. 

Carmichael died of a heart attack at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, California, on December 27, 1981, at age 82.Indiana Off the Beaten Path

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Other websites



 Hoagy Carmichael at Turner Classic Movies

 Hoagy Carmichael at the Red Hot Jazz Archive
 The Hoagy Carmichael Collection at Indiana University Bloomington
 Hoagy Carmichael recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.



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