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    • May 24, 1899
    Howard Carmichael marries Mary Lida Robison in Indiana. The marriage yields one Hoagy Carmichael, who writes the future Willie Nelson hit "Georgia On My Mind"
    Nov 22, 1899
    Songwriter Hoagy Carmichael is born in Bloomington, Indiana. Carmichael writes Willie Nelson's Grammy-winner, "Georgia On My Mind"
    Apr 25, 1917
    Hoagy Carmichael quits Manual Training High School in Indianapolis, uncertain what he'll do for a living. He eventually finds songwriting a comfortable vocation, crafting the future Willie Nelson hit "Georgia On My Mind"
    Nov 10, 1918
    Future songwriter Hoagy Carmichael is inducted into the Army. His credits eventually include "Georgia On My Mind," a country hit for Willie Nelson
    May 19, 1925
    Songwriter Hoagy Carmichael plays piano on his first recording session, joining The Happy Harmonists in Richmond, Indiana. He's destined to write the Willie Nelson country hit "Georgia On My Mind"
    Oct 31, 1927
    Hoagy Carmichael makes the first recording of "Star Dust" during a session in Richmond, Indiana, that features jazz trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke. The song is destined to become the title of Willie Nelson's 1978 standards album
    Nov 4, 1927
    After passing the Indiana bar exam, Hoagy Carmichael is certified to practice law for Bingham, Mendenhall & Bingham. Instead, he becomes a songwriter, fashioning a future Willie Nelson hit, "Georgia On My Mind"
    May 16, 1930
    Bandleader Isham Jones records one of several hit versions of Hoagy Carmichael's "Star Dust." The tune becomes the title track for a groundbreaking Willie Nelson album nearly 50 years later
    Sep 15, 1930
    Hoagy Carmichael records the original version of "Georgia On My Mind" at the Victor Studios in New York, with Jimmy Dorsey in his backing band. The song is destined to become a Willie Nelson hit in 1978
    Aug 19, 1931
    Bing Crosby records Hoagy Carmichael's "Star Dust" in New York, with Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey in the orchestra. Crosby's death in 1977 partially inspires Willie Nelson to make an album of pop classics, which he titles "Stardust"
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