Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagland Howard Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s, and was among the first singer-songwriters in the age of mass media to utilize new communication technologies such as television, electronic microphones, and sound recordings. Carmichael composed several hundred songs, including 50 that achieved hit record status. He is best known for composing the music for "Stardust", "Georgia on My Mind" (lyrics by Stuart Gorrell), "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul" (in collaboration with lyricist Frank Loesser), four of the most-recorded American songs of all time. He also collaborated with lyricist Johnny Mercer on "Lazybones" and "Skylark". Carmichael's "Ole Buttermilk Sky" was an Academy Award nominee in 1946, from Canyon Passage, in which he co-starred as a musician riding a mule. "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening", with lyrics by Mercer, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1951. Carmichael also appeared as a character actor and musical performer in 14 films, hosted three musical-variety radio programs, performed on television, and wrote two autobiographies. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 22, 1899 (Bloomington), Died December 27, 1981 (Rancho Mirage)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, piano, songwriter, lyricist, director, leader, trumpet, whistling, celeste, drums, organ, speaker
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Recordings (Results 276-300 of 369 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 88447 | 8/1/1955 | Ivy | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | 88448 | 8/1/1955 | One morning in May | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | 88449 | 8/1/1955 | How little we know | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | 88450 | 8/1/1955 | Blue orchids | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | 88451 | 8/1/1955 | Star dust | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | 91699 | 10-in. | 4/7/1939 | Hong Kong blues | Hoagy Carmichael | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 91700 | 10-in. | 4/7/1939 | Poor Old Joe | Hoagy Carmichael | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | DLA 2864 | 10-in. | 1/28/1942 | Baltimore oriole | Frances Langford | vocalist, whistling | ||
Decca | DLA 2963 | 10-in. | 3/27/1942 | Mr. Music Master (The old music master) | Hoagy Carmichael | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, celeste, whistling | ||
Decca | DLA 2964 | 10-in. | 3/27/1942 | Old man Harlem | Hoagy Carmichael | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, celeste, whistling | ||
Decca | DLA 2981 | 10-in. | 5/11/1942 | Judy | Hoagy Carmichael | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, celeste, whistling | ||
Decca | DLA 2982 | 10-in. | 5/11/1942 | Star dust | Hoagy Carmichael | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, celeste, whistling | ||
Decca | DLA 2983 | 10-in. | 5/11/1942 | Don't forget to say no, baby | Hoagy Carmichael | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, celeste, whistling | ||
Decca | DLA 2984 | 10-in. | 5/11/1942 | Hong Kong blues | Hoagy Carmichael | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, celeste, whistling | ||
Decca | L 4267 | 8/19/1946 | A-huggin' and a-chalkin' | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 4268 | 8/19/1946 | I may be wrong | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 4321 | 7/11/1946 | Talking is a woman | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 4322 | 11/7/1946 | Ole buttermilk sky | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 4335 | 12/9/1946 | Shh! The old man's sleeping | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 4336 | 12/9/1946 | Doctor , Lawyer , Indian chief | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 4352 | 2/11/1947 | Riverboat shuffle | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 4353 | 2/11/1947 | Rockin' chair | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 4354 | 2/11/1947 | Georgia on my mind | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 4430 | 5/21/1947 | Casanova cricket | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 4431 | 5/21/1947 | A man could be a wonderful thing | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carmichael, Hoagy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102001.
Carmichael, Hoagy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102001.
"Carmichael, Hoagy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50032462
Wikidata: Hoagy Carmichael - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q460662
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/116045429
MusicBrainz: Hoagy Carmichael - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/75f6fe4b-8a7a-4f3c-9232-e6a00ac37491
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