{"product_id":"the-stardust-road-sometimes-i-wonder-the-autobiography-of-hoagy-carmichael-9780306808999","title":"The Stardust Road \u0026 Sometimes I Wonder: The Autobiography of Hoagy Carmichael","description":"\u003cp\u003eComposer  singer  lyricist  and actor Hoagy Carmichael (18991981) was one of Americas most versatile songwriters  crossing the boundaries of jazz  Tin Pan Alley  blues  and film. His classic songs \"Stardust \" \"Georgia on My Mind \" \"Heart and Soul \" and numerous others have been recorded by artists as diverse as Ray Charles  Duke Ellington  Aretha Franklin  Jerry Garcia  Dizzy Gillespie  Jerry Lee Lewis  Willie Nelson  Charlie Parker  Paul Robeson  and Mel Torm. This book combines for the first time Carmichaels two autobiographies The Stardust Road (1946) and Sometimes I Wonder (1965)with new photos exclusive to this edition. Here you will find reminiscences of his childhood and education in Indiana; his musical collaborations with Bix Beiderbecke  Louis Armstrong  Benny Goodman  Glenn Miller  and Johnny Mercer; and his acting career ( To Have and Have Not  The Best Years of Our Lives  Young Man with a Horn ). More than just the story of an extraordinary life  these memoirs convey the excitement and energy of the early days of jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598679801909,"sku":"ByrdShop_0306808994","price":63.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780306808999.jpg?v=1790929168","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-stardust-road-sometimes-i-wonder-the-autobiography-of-hoagy-carmichael-9780306808999","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}