IN-53.2007.2 - Hoagy Carmichael

Marker text: HOAGY CARMICHAEL

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Hoagy wrote that he composed "Stardust" in part on the piano of the Book Nook located here. Among his other popular songs were "Heart and Soul, " "Georgia on My Mind, " "Lazybones, " and "Ole Buttermilk Sky, " which was nominated for an Academy Award 1946. Won an Academy Award 1951 for "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" from Here Comes the Groom.

Installed 2007 Indiana Historical Bureau and City of Bloomington