Top Ten Judy Songs: Judy (#7)

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It’s the most wonderful week of the year…a week of Judy songs! Let’s give a big round of applause to our Judys: @JudyEv in Australia and @JStory07 in Oregon (who’s suffering in the same season that I am, at least ). My dear aunt of blessed memory was also named Judy. So what’s not to celebrate! Here’s the next song on the list. #7: Judy - Hoagy Carmichael To paraphrase a song title used earlier in this list, Hoagy, Hoagy, Hoagy!!! You may not know the name, but I guaran-dang-tee you that you know one (or more) of his songs: “Georgia on My Mind,” “Stardust,” “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening” (which won an Oscar), and “Heart and Soul” are good starting points. When I went to see Richard Thompson in Bloomington, Indiana a number of years ago, he made mention that Hoagy Carmichael was born (and is buried) in Bloomington…then proceeded to do one of his songs! One of the kings of Tin Pan Alley, Hoagy (birth name: Hoagland) has a song or two (seven, actually, according to the list in Picky Wedia) in the Great American Songbook. While this song isn’t one of them, it’s a good example of everything Hoagy Carmichael was: songwriter, pianist, and mediocre singer (even by his own admission ). Judy Written by Hoagy Carmichael and Sammy Lerner Recorded by Hoagy Carmichael Released as a single, 1934 Sure as you’re born: