Hoagy Carmichael

James Naughton was born in Middletown, grew up in West Hartford and became a well-known actor, singer and director as well as one of the late actor Paul Newman's closest friends. Naughton, who will perform Oct. 18 at the Bushnell as part of the...

For a young person fresh out of school and craving energy-channeling structure and tradition, there are many options: Join the Army; get a grad degree in something useless; try a career in folk music. Laura Marling and Johnny Flynn are two wide-eyed...

Richard Sudhalter, 69, a jazz musician, critic and biographer whose history of white jazz musicians prompted gales of protest when it was published in 1999, died Friday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. He had multiple system atrophy,...

One would think that writing a symphony and getting it recorded would be work enough. But for composer Kenneth Fuchs, it's just half the battle. Then it's to the phones, making contacts with orchestras. Fuchs, a University of Connecticut music professor,...

Forever Plaid, the latest musical from Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, is not a tribute to Scotland but a salute to 1950s pop music. While some in the audience will recall family Sundays with The Ed Sullivan Show, others will rediscover the pre-Beatles...

British documentary maker Tony Palmer called his 17-hour TV series exploring the origins of American popular music “All You Need Is Love,” because John Lennon told him it would make a great title. But in the three decades since he made it, it'...

What a difference a song makes. And what a difference a movie can make for a song. Take "Singin' in the Rain." It has been ukulele ditty (Cliff Edwards in the 1920s), comedy (Jimmy Durante in the 1930s), swing (Judy Garland in the 1940s), ode to joy...

Johnny Mercer is one of the most celebrated lyricists in American pop music, and it's no wonder when you consider just a fraction of his more than 1,000 songs: "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)," "Come Rain or Come Shine," "You Must Have Been a...

Dear Tom, What does Hoagy Carmichael's song Buttermilk Sky refer to? Virginia O'Neill Ventura, Calif. Dear Virginia, The song that you refer to, Old Buttermilk Sky, was written by Hoagy Carmichael and Jack Brooks in 1946 for the movie Canyon Passage and...

We sure don't like our wrinkles! After the on anti-aging goos, readers want to join the conversation. Thanks for your suggestions on other things to try (or reject). In the interest of all of us who want to remain young, here you go: Anna Gunter Kaplan,...

(R). The life and times of L.A.'s influential rock DJ, Rodney Bingenheimer. Documentary is strong on music and people watching, but the shapelessness and endless tributes drag it down. 1:41 (language, graphic sexual references). Angelika Film Center,...

In Preview INTRIGUE WITH FAYE. Modern relationship drama by Kate Robin in which an urban couple attempts to cultivate trust and intimacy by videotaping one another's every move; Benjamin Bratt and Julianna Margulies star, previews to June 11 opening, MCC...