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Hoagy Carmichael

1899 - 1981

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Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 1940s, and was among the first singer-songwriters in the age of mass media to utilize new communication technologies such as old-time radio broadcasts, television, microphones, and sound recordings (musical records). Carmichael composed several hundred songs, including 50 that achieved hit record status. He is best known for composing four of the most-recorded American songs of all time: "Stardust" (1927), with lyrics by Mitchell Parish, "Georgia on My Mind" (1930), with lyrics by Stuart Gorrell, "The Nearness of You" (1937), with lyrics by Ned Washington, and "Heart and Soul" (1938), with lyrics by Frank Loesser. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hoagy Carmichael is the 1,316th most popular singer (down from 1,199th in 2019), the 7,212th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,121st in 2019) and the 363rd most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Hoagy Carmichael ranks 1,316 out of 4,381. Before him are Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Evelyn Lear, Tefta Tashko-Koço, Feist, Ute Lemper, and Daniela Dessì. After him are Chris Farlowe, Edda Moser, Hansi Hinterseer, Roy Eldridge, Anna Oxa, and Viktor Lazlo.

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Among people born in 1899, Hoagy Carmichael ranks 231. Before him are Eva Le Gallienne, Charlotte Auerbach, Eugeniusz Bodo, Kamala Nehru, Hugo Benioff, and Sherm Clark. After him are Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Juan Arremón, Maria Wittek, Szolem Mandelbrojt, May McAvoy, and Piero Dusio. Among people deceased in 1981, Hoagy Carmichael ranks 186. Before him are Jan Burgers, Mary Lou Williams, Francesca Woodman, Stanisław Mazur, Werner Teske, and Cláudio Coutinho. After him are Antero Kivi, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Jack Northrop, Andreas Alföldi, Hermann Pilnik, and Curtis Bernhardt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hoagy Carmichael ranks 7,214 out of 20,380. Before him are Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), Helen Murray Free (1923), Larry Brown (1940), Bitsie Tulloch (1981), Randy Johnson (1963), and William Roth (1921). After him are Spike Jonze (1969), Eddie Cheever (1958), James Van Fleet (1892), Christopher McQuarrie (1968), James Dunn (1901), and William B. Travis (1809).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Hoagy Carmichael ranks 363. Before him are Nate Dogg (1969), Skeeter Davis (1931), Sheila E. (1957), Jello Biafra (1958), Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935), and Evelyn Lear (1926). After him are Roy Eldridge (1911), Beverly Sills (1929), Shirley Horn (1934), Reba McEntire (1955), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), and Yvonne Elliman (1951).

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