Hoagy Carmichael

Hoagy Carmichael
Carmichael in 1953
Born
Hoagland Howard Carmichael[1]

(1899-11-22)November 22, 1899
DiedDecember 27, 1981(1981-12-27) (aged 82)
Cause of deathHeart attack
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • songwriter
  • actor
  • lawyer
Years active1918–1981
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Ruth Meinardi
    (m. 1936; div. 1955)
  • Wanda McKay
    (m. 1977)
Children2
Musical career
GenresMusical films,
popular songs,
Country-western music
Instruments
  • Piano
  • vocals
Websitehoagy.com

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).[2]

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.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. "Songwriter/Composer: CARMICHAEL HOWARD HOAGLAND". BMI Repertoire. Broadcast Music Incorporated. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  2. "Sold on Song – Song Library – Stardust". BBC.
  3. Jasen, David A. (2004). Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song. Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-135-94901-3.
  4. Indiana Off the Beaten Path
  5. Josephson, Sanford (June 30, 2009). Jazz Notes: Interviews across the Generations: Interviews across the Generations. ABC-CLIO. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-313-35701-5.
  6. Ewen, David (1987). American Songwriters: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary. H.W. Wilson. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-8242-0744-1.

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