Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 â December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for writing the melody to "Stardust" (1927), one of the most-recorded American songs of all time. Carmichael spelled it "Star Dust", but the space is usually omitted.
Alec Wilder, in his study of the American popular song, concluded that Hoagy Carmichael was the "most talented, inventive, sophisticated and jazz-oriented" of the hundreds of writers composing pop songs in the first half of the 20th century.
Carmichael finished and recorded one of his most famous songs, the sophisticated "Star Dust" (later re-named "Stardust", with lyrics), at the Gennett Records studio in Richmond, Indiana, with Carmichael doing the piano solo. The song, an idiosyncratic melody in medium tempo, actually a song about a song, later became the quintessential American standard, recorded by dozens of artists. Shortly thereafter, Carmichael got bigtime recognition when Paul Whiteman recorded "Washboard Blues", with Carmichael playing and singing, and the Dorsey brothers and Bix Beiderbecke in the orchestra. Despite his growing fame, at this stage Carmichael was still somewhat handicapped by his inability to sight-read and notate music properly, though clearly innovative and talented. With coaching, he soon became more proficient at arranging his own music.
Alec Wilder, in his study of the American popular song, concluded that Hoagy Carmichael was the "most talented, inventive, sophisticated and jazz-oriented" of the hundreds of writers composing pop songs in the first half of the 20th century.
Carmichael finished and recorded one of his most famous songs, the sophisticated "Star Dust" (later re-named "Stardust", with lyrics), at the Gennett Records studio in Richmond, Indiana, with Carmichael doing the piano solo. The song, an idiosyncratic melody in medium tempo, actually a song about a song, later became the quintessential American standard, recorded by dozens of artists. Shortly thereafter, Carmichael got bigtime recognition when Paul Whiteman recorded "Washboard Blues", with Carmichael playing and singing, and the Dorsey brothers and Bix Beiderbecke in the orchestra. Despite his growing fame, at this stage Carmichael was still somewhat handicapped by his inability to sight-read and notate music properly, though clearly innovative and talented. With coaching, he soon became more proficient at arranging his own music.
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Total 100 sheet(s) found, listing between 80 - 100.
Song | Added By | Pages | Instruments | Sheet Type | File |
The Nearness Of You |
wolama (76)
4928d ago
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3 | Piano | Transcription | |
Famous Jazz Style |
wolama (76)
4928d ago
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47 | Piano | Transcription | |
Deep Purple pg 3 |
mollisue (3)
4939d ago
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3 | Piano | Original | |
Deep Purple Pg 2 |
mollisue (3)
4939d ago
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3 | Piano | Original | |
Deep Purple |
mollisue (3)
4939d ago
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4 | Piano | Original | |
Skylark |
MT37 (10)
4944d ago
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3 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Original | |
Georgia On My Mind |
robimagine (2)
4945d ago
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1 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Original | |
Heart And Soul |
datnguyen300 (7)
4947d ago
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3 | Piano | Book | |
The Nearness Of You in Db |
santb03 (6)
4952d ago
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1 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Georgia On My Mind |
bathsax (2)
4983d ago
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1 | Saxophone | Book | |
heart and soul |
eunsol9405 (20)
5005d ago
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4 | Piano, Guitar | Original | |
Georgia On My Mind |
ovliegenthart (4)
5034d ago
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2 | Piano | Original | |
Heart And Soul |
Joshua9420 (3)
5053d ago
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3 | Piano | Book | |
Georgia On My Mind |
sdnalloh (3)
5096d ago
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8 | Guitar | Transcription | |
lazy bones |
lindaannhochfel (5)
5135d ago
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4 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Original | |
Georgia On My Mind |
FaveDiFuca (9)
5176d ago
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1 | Vocal | Book | |
Stardust (Intro) for accordion |
mag22 (2)
5239d ago
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1 | Piano | Other | |
Georgia On My Mind |
Kastanet17 (47)
5263d ago
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2 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Book | |
Heart And Soul |
palmpilot88 (69)
5358d ago
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3 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
The Nearness Of You |
laforge (242)
5441d ago
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6 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Original |