"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

22 November 2011

Happy Birthday, Carmichael.

One the world's most under-rated and under-appreciated composers, Hoagy Carmichael, was born on this date in 1899.

Carmichael and Bacall from To Have and Have Not doing "Am I Blue"



Ever since I was a kid I have loved Hoagy's composition, "Stardust." It was one of the songs that fostered my love of Glenn Miller and a song that I remember playing over and over as dishes were being done ...



... but when I am eventually banished to that proverbial desert island, it'll be Willie's version of "Stardust" that makes the trip with me ...

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