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 351-369 of 369 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 6383 | 8/3/1951 | Woman is a five letter word | Hoagy Carmichael ; Cass Daley | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 6384 | 8/3/1951 | Flap your elbows, spin your ears and fly away | Hoagy Carmichael ; Cass Daley | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 6385 | 8/3/1951 | Rotation blues | Hoagy Carmichael ; Cass Daley | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 6622 | 1/25/1952 | Rogue River valley | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 6623 | 1/25/1952 | The monkey song | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 6624 | 1/25/1952 | Drip drop | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 6905 | 10/14/1952 | I never heard you say | Hoagy Carmichael ; Jane Wyman | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 6906 | 10/14/1952 | Doodle bug rug | Hoagy Carmichael ; Jane Wyman | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 8173 | 2/8/1955 | Hong Kong blues | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 8207 | 3/4/1955 | The downtown strutter's ball | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 8208 | 3/4/1955 | The Crazy Otto rag | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 8216 | 3/4/1955 | Lazy river | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 8217 | 3/4/1955 | I'm just wild about Mary | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9522 | 9/6/1956 | I walk the line | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9523 | 9/6/1956 | Flight to Hong Kong | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9582 | 10/2/1956 | Barnacle Bill the sailor | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9583 | 10/2/1956 | Old man Harlem | Hoagy Carmichael | vocalist | |||
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6924 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Simplement, doucement | Léo Marjane ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8308 | 10-in. | 1/15/1947 | Quand la guitare chante | Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carmichael, Hoagy," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102001.
Carmichael, Hoagy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102001.
"Carmichael, Hoagy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 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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