Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hoosier singer, songwriter and actor, Hoagy Carmichael, was laid to rest 40 years ago at the age of 82.

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 ...

With a laid-back, familiar style, the composer, pianist and singer created popular hits for decades — and logged numerous entries into the great... Hoagy Carmichael: 'Stardust Melodies' Composer, ...

Hoagy Carmichael was born Nov. 22, 1899 in Bloomington, Indiana. He attended Indiana University and earned a law degree. Sometimes described as the "first singer-songwriter," Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" ...

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 ...

One of Indiana’s most famous residents, songwriter, singer and actor Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981), still receives visitors on the Indiana University campus. At least, a statue of him does. His ...

This first full biography of Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981), a major jazz singer/songwriter, is a dense labor of love. Sudhalter (Lost Chords: White Musicians and Their Contributions to Jazz) admits to ...

Songwriter, entertainer and actor Hoagy Carmichael, best known for the song "Stardust," was born in humble conditions in Bloomington on Nov. 22, 1899. Howard Hoagland Carmichael's father, Howard, was ...

One cold winter night two years ago, the past crept up on Bucky Halker and his wife Toni as they sat sipping wine at home and listening to music. “I got the idea that night,” said Halker. “Toni and I ...

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 ...

Last weekend, the History Committee at Thunderbird Country Club threw a big party. The idea was to honor one of the club’s original members, and one of its most well-known. His name might not be as ...

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 ...