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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 126-150 of 369 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-041556 10-in. 8/15/1939 Old man Harlem Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-041579 10-in. 8/17/1939 Blue orchids Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-041580 10-in. 8/17/1939 One morning in May Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-041581 10-in. 8/17/1939 Lazy river Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-041604 10-in. 8/8/1939 Judy Bob Chester Orchestra ; Al Stuart Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-043295 10-in. 11/7/1939 Vagabond dreams Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-043894 10-in. 11/22/1939 Riverboat shuffle Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-043912 10-in. 11/22/1939 Vagabond dreams Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-043976 10-in. 12/6/1939 Ooh! What you said Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-046016 10-in. 12/19/1939 Ooh! What you said Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Smoothies Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble composer  
Victor BS-046017 10-in. 12/19/1939 'Way back in 1939 A.D. Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-046092 10-in. 1/9/1940 Way back in 1939 Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-046728 10-in. 1/26/1940 The rumba jumps! Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet composer  
Victor BS-046735 10-in. 1/29/1940 Star dust Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-047022 10-in. 2/7/1940 I walk with music Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-047285 10-in. 2/28/1940 I walk with music Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-047703 10-in. 2/26/1940 Hong Kong blues Ford Leary Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-048965 10-in. 4/28/1940 The nearness of you Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-049176 10-in. 5/11/1940 Can't get Indiana off my mind Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-050590 10-in. 5/16/1940 Can't get Indiana off my mind Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-050843 10-in. 5/22/1940 The nearness of you Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Helen Southern Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-051563 10-in. 6/25/1940 The nearness of you Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-051592 10-in. 7/1/1940 Can't get Indiana off my mind Dick Todd Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-051775 10-in. 7/17/1940 Star dust Dick Leibert Organ solo composer  
Victor BS-053562 10-in. 10/23/1940 I should have known you years ago Buddy Clark ; Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
(Results 126-150 of 369 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carmichael, Hoagy," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102001.

Carmichael, Hoagy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102001.

"Carmichael, Hoagy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102001

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