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 — ...
We continue our rebroadcast of our series on American Popular Song with a tribute to composer Hoagy Carmichael. Carmichael wrote "Star Dust," "Heart and Soul," "The Nearness of You," "Skylark" and ...
Riverboat Shuffle; Washboard Blues; Stardust; Lazy River; Charlie Two-Step; New Orleans; Judy/Moon Country; Rockin' Chair; Moonburn; Lazybones; Ballad In Blue; Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance); ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
An April 10 Style review of a CD by jazz pianist Bill Charlap misstated when songwriter Hoagy Carmichael was born. It was 1899. (Published 4/12/02) Bill Charlap's second Blue Note release, "Stardust," ...
Ian Fleming said he based James Bond’s appearance on this picture of Hoagy Carmichael, the great Hoosier songwriter, whose works comprise a major chapter in the Great American Songbook. Revered by ...
From: Photo Flash: Sheldon Harnick, James Snyder, Klea Blackhurst and More Celebrate Christine Ebersole at Encompass New Opera Theatre Gala ...
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 ...