Hoagy Carmichael's career as one of America's great songwriters is unlike any of his peers. Carmichael, like George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin, was born at the tail end of the 19th ...

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 ...

“He was very much ahead of his time, very much influenced by Bix Beiderbecke,” Rudman said. “His songs, ‘Stardust’ and ‘Riverboat Shuffle’ and ‘Washboard Blues’ really are quite kind of jazz tunes.” ...

Even if Don Henley made a musical enterprise with Eagles, he knew some songwriters were never quite happy with their success.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The jazz-centric sensibilities of Dizzy’s and of the talented musicians employed — ...

Smithsonian Collection of Recordings: RC038. Indiana Historical Society: IHS C1002. Manufacturers' nos.: CBS Special Products/CBS Records: BT 20600--BT 20601 (1st and 3rd cassettes); RCA Special ...

An occasional series in which The Post's book critic reconsiders notable and/or neglected books from the past. A quarter-century after his death, Hoagy Carmichael remains one of the most beloved ...

If you've haven't heard of Hoagy Carmichael, you've at least heard his music. No pianist worth his salt can honestly say he has never been requested to play "Stardust." And that song, first recorded ...

“I hate radio,” said Hoagy Carmichael. But in the five weeks since the hit songwriter* went on the air coast-to-coast (Sun. 5:30-5:45 p.m., E.S.T., CBS), radio has threatened more & more to become ...

This is the second hour dedicated to the music of Hoagy Carmichael, the most jazz oriented of all the American songwriters. His output was remarkably varied, and without a signature style 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 ...