Our show explores the music of the great Hoagy Carmichael, the American songwriter who would pair up with some of the great lyricists of the early century to produce a body of work that, while it generally is written about another time in the south, endures for it’s soft-spoken charm, inventiveness, and sophistication.  He worked his way through law school by performing in his own three-piece band but a couple of his early songs, “Riverboat Shuffle” and “Stardust” made it clear that songwriting was the inevitable vocation for this would-be lawyer. Although the Great Depression almost put him back with the bar, it was the song “Stardust” that would convince him that he could make a go of it. And he did. He was a font of music, teaming with Johnny Mercer and numerous other great lyricists to pen songs that maintain a fresh face to this day…and Deeper Roots will have the vintage sounds of Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and The Mills Brothers alongside the contemporary interpretations of Carmichael’s standards including Linda Ronstadt, Norah Jones, and Junior Brown. Join Dave Stroud as he queues up the timeless work of Hoagy Carmichael.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Willie Nelson	Ole Buttermilk Sky	Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 3
2	Nat King Cole	Stardust	30 Greatest Hits Disc 1
3	Benny Goodman & His Orchestra	Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance)	Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody
4	Glenn Miller, Ray Eberle	Blue Orchids	Hoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957
5	Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman	In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening	Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2]
6	Kate Smith	Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind	Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2]
7	Mildred Bailey	Rockin' Chair	Rockin' Chair
8	Louis Armstrong	Rockin' Chair	Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3]
9	Ethel Waters	Old Man Harlem	Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1]
10	Ethel Waters	Georgia On My Mind	Smithsonian Songbook Series: Hoagy Carmichael
11	Django Reinhardt	Georgia On My Mind	The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 4]
12	The Mills Brothers	Lazybones	Sweeter Than Sugar
13	Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra	Moon Country (Is Home To Me)	Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody
14	Dinning Sisters	The Old Music Master	Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 2]
15	Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra	The Old Music Master	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43
16	Linda Ronstadt	Skylark	Round Midnight With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra [Disc 1]
17	Norah Jones	The Nearness of You	Come Away With Me
18	Jo Stafford	Ivy	Candy
19	Willie Nelson	Stardust	Stardust [Bonus Tracks]
20	Ray Charles	Georgia On My Mind	Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection
21	Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra	Ev'ntide	Heart Full Of Rhythm / Volume 2 (1936-38)
22	Bing Crosby	Moonburn [Single Version]	Bing Crosby And Some Jazz Friends
23	Dinning Sisters	I Get Along Without You Very Well	Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 2]
24	Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra	Sing It Way Down Low	Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody
25	Hoagy Carmichael	A Tune For Humming	Hoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957
26	Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra	Come Easy, Go Easy Love	Stardust & Much More
27	Hoagy Carmichael	Huggin & Chalkin	47 Your Hit Parade
28	Johnny Mercer	Memphis In June	Smithsonian Songbook Series: Hoagy Carmichael
29	The Mills Brothers	Lazy River	Best of the Decca Years
30	Louis Prima	Lazy River	Capitol Collectors Series
31	Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra	Small Fry	Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1]
32	Junior Brown	Hong Kong Blues	Semi-Crazy
33	Hoagy Carmichael	Hong Kong Blues	Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2]
34	The Boswell Sisters	Charlie Two Step	The Boswell Sisters Volume 2