If Cole Porter and George Gershwin penned the soundtrack of the city, then Hoagy Carmichael was the voice of America's heartland. His best-known songs are now American standards: "Stardust," "Georgia ...

Melodically, "Georgia On My Mind" drips simplicity. Two-note motives (ascending, then descending) followed by long rests distinctly set apart the name "Georgia," literally painting the premise that ...

Smithsonian Collection of Recordings: CD RD038. Indiana Historical Society: IHS CD1002. Additional nos., disc 1: DIDP 079460, A 20600; disc 2: DVC1-0840; disc 3: DIDP ...

Songwriter Hoagy (Stardust) Carmichael was not sure he was quite up to the job. “I know my limitations . . . I’m not a student of music.” But on the other hand, he did have an idea, and he was a ...

Imagine a law-school graduate who works on Wall Street but ends up becoming one of America’s most beloved songwriters. That’s the improbable journey of Hoagy Carmichael, the man behind such timeless ...

The York Theater Company’s production is enthusiastically performed by a cast of seven. But the nostalgic revue pushes the limits of its case for the songwriter’s music. By Juan A. Ramírez You don’t ...

Hoagy Carmichael has written 6 shows including Walk With Music (Composer), Alive and Kicking (Composer), Ain't Misbehavin' (Composer), Stardust (Composer), Dream (Composer/Lyricist), Swing!

Billy Philadelphia's 1980s cabaret impersonation of Hoagy Carmichael has morphed into a lavish supper club concert act with an irrepressible emcee, a knockout leading lady belter, an adagio dance team ...