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 26-50 of 369 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | ABRC-69906 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | Rockin' chair | Harlem Highlights ; Dave Nelson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | ABRC-69924 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | Georgia on my mind | Gene and his Glorians ; Gene Kardos | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | ABRC-69925 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | Lazy river | Gloria Palace Orchestra ; Gene Kardos | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-70176 | 10-in. | 8/19/1931 | Star dust | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BRC-70285 | 10-in. | 10/15/1931 | Star dust | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-70534 | 10-in. | 9/23/1931 | Georgia on my mind | Washboard Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-70624 | 10-in. | 11/24/1931 | Georgia on my mind | Mildred Bailey | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-70628 | 10-in. | 11/27/1931 | Lazy river | Bud Vandover ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-70981 | 10-in. | 12/17/1931 | Rockin' chair | Gilmore Sisters | Piano duet, with traps | composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-71943 | 10-in. | 3/10/1932 | Poor old Joe | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BRC-72285 | 10-in. | 4/14/1932 | Daybreak | Red McKenzie ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BRC-72539 | 10-in. | 5/4/1932 | In the still of the night | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | LBSHQ-72557 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 5/9/1932 | Dance medley [of] Hoagy Carmichael compositions | Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano and male vocal soloists | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | LBSHQ-72558 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 5/9/1932 | Dance medley [of] Hoagy Carmichael compositions | Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano and male vocal solo and duet | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BSHQ-72840 | 10-in. | 6/2/1932 | Charlie two-step | Williams' Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-73304 | 10-in. | 8/18/1932 | Rockin' chair | Mildred Bailey | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-73351 | 10-in. | 9/1/1932 | Mighty river | Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BS-73352 | 10-in. | 9/1/1932 | After 12 o'clock | Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, composer | |
Victor | BS-73353 | 10-in. | 9/1/1932 | Sing it way down low | Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader, composer | |
Victor | BS-73354 | 10-in. | 9/1/1932 | Thanksgiving | Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, composer | |
Victor | BAVE-74340 | 10-in. | Oct. 1933 | Perezosos | Orquesta Harold Mickey ; Larry Semon | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-74756 | 10-in. | 12/29/1932 | A media noche | Trini Varela | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BS-74850 | 10-in. | 12/13/1932 | New Orleans | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-75105 | 10-in. | 1/28/1933 | Snowball | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-75284 | 10-in. | 2/23/1933 | Old Man Harlem | Four Southern Singers | Male vocal quartet, with washboard band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carmichael, Hoagy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102001.
Carmichael, Hoagy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102001.
"Carmichael, Hoagy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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MusicBrainz: Hoagy Carmichael - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/75f6fe4b-8a7a-4f3c-9232-e6a00ac37491
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