Hoagy Carmichael
Today is the birthday of the great American songwriter Howard Hoagland “Hoagy” Carmichael (1899-1981), responsible for “Stardust”, “Skylark”, “Georgia On My Mind”, ‘The Nearness of You, “Heart and Soul” and countless others. He was named Hoagland after a circus that was passing through his town on the day he was born. Indiana native Carmichael learned …