Hoagy Carmichael

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Biography

One of the great composers of the American popular song, Hoagy Carmichael differed from most of the others (with the obvious exception of Duke Ellington) in that he was also a fine performer. Such Carmichael songs as “Stardust,” “Georgia on My Mind,” “Up the Lazy River,” “Rockin’ Chair,” “The Nearness of You,” “Heart and Soul,” “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening,” “Skylark,” and “New Orleans” have long been standards, each flexible enough to receive definitive treatment numerous times. Carmichael, who was briefly a lawyer, loved jazz almost from the start, and particularly the cornet playing of Bix Beiderbecke.

Top Tracks

1	Stardust	102
2	Georgia on My Mind	55
3	Lazy River	26
4	New Orleans	25
5	Ole Buttermilk Sky	23
6	Hong Kong Blues	22
7	One Morning in May	20
8	Two Sleepy People	19
9	Rockin' Chair	14
9	Heart And Soul	14
9	Star Dust	14
12	Skylark	12
13	Baltimore Oriole	10
13	Lazy Bones	10
15	Judy	8