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Hoagy Carmichael

Born in Bloomington, Indiana, on Nov. 22, 1899, Hoagland Howard Carmichael was the first son of Howard Clyde and Lida Mary (Robison) Carmichael. The young Carmichael's earliest musical influence was his mother, who supplemented the family's meager income by playing piano for dances at Indiana University and for silent movies. Spending his youth mostly in Bloomington and Indianapolis, Carmichael grew up with the new century and the new ragtime music. At that time, Indiana and Indianapolis were important centers for ragtime composing and publishing. He formed a jazz band while attending Indiana University and it was there that Carmichael befriended the first great white jazzman, cornetist Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke.