The splendid band on hand included soaring saxophonist Sarah Hanahan, who includes “Stardust” on her debut recording as a leader, released in June of this year. Hanahan played it live in her show at ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Sometimes I come out with a puzzling set of words that I have no idea what I mean,” said Paul McCartney of songwriting. “And yet I’ve got to kind of make sense of it and follow the trail.” However, ...

Klea Blackhurst is always a treasure no matter what she is singing. She always makes the song first-rate. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of seeing her perform, she is one part Ethel ...

“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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...