Hoagy Carmichael's Jazz Years in Bloomington
The “roaring twenties” were a decade of dramatic change and growth. World War I (1914-1918) had ended and the economy was booming as a result of all money pa…
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Bloomington Residence of Collett and Vertis Johnsonlocation_fillHoagy Carmichael's songs and musical style were heavily influenced by the Black musicians he heard in the jazz…
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1920s Bloomingtonlocation_fillHoagy learned of Black life through socializing with Black communities in Indianapolis and Bloomington. He tol… -
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Hoagy Carmichael's Boyhood Homelocation_fillThe house on Dunn Street is one of several homes where the Carmichael family lived during Hoagy’s childhood. B… -
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Hoagy Carmichael Growing Up in Bloomingtonlocation_fillIn his unpublished memoir Jazzbanders, Hoagy said of his hometown, “Bloomington offered everything. Creeks, po… -
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Show Biz and the Princess Theatrelocation_fillRobert Harris’s Princess Theatre opened on June 23, 1913, with the photoplay Mlle. Coquette accompanied by a s… -
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Book Nooklocation_fillThe Book Nook played a major role in Hoagy’s social life and musical career. A soda and sandwich shop popula… -
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Maxwell Hall, Indiana Universitylocation_fillHoagy attended Indiana University from 1920-1926. His mother and grandmother encouraged him to study law as a … -
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Hoagy's Final Restlocation_fillHoward Hoagland Carmichael died in Rancho Mirage, California, on December 27, 1981. Although he had lived firs…
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