Fifty-eight years ago, when Mitchell Parish was handed Hoagy Carmichael`s melody for ”Star Dust,” he had no idea that their collaboration would result in a song that is still widely regarded as the ...

There are many 20th century artists who have reason to thank the composer and performer Hoagy Carmichael for not going into law. Lured away by jazz and Hollywood he came to write the music for one of ...