Am I blue?

Hoagland Howard Carmichael was born on this day in 1899.  Hoagy got his nickname from a circus performer. He grew up poor, but his mom started him early on the piano and encouraged his music. Before long he was working in a speakeasy, smuggling champagne on the side to make enough money to put himself through law school, but he never really used his law degree. He formed a band, wrote soundtracks and appeared in many movies.

His hit "Stardust" became a standard, recorded over 500 times.  It was originally an instrumental, but lyrics were added in 1929 by Mitchell Parish.

The song has been described as "all the good things gone, all wrapped up in a melody.”