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Hoagy Carmichael

Raised in modest circumstances in Indiana, Hoagy Carmichael inherited his love of piano from his mother and was proficient by the age of six, but had a series of mundane manual jobs before embarking on his illustrious music career. His first performances were duets with his mother but, encouraged by bandleader Reg DuValle, he became a proficient jazz pianist playing regularly for dances. Cornettist Bix Beiderbecke was another big influence as Carmichael revealed his extraordinary talent as a composer, experiencing his first breakthrough when Beiderbecke recorded Riverboat Shuffle...