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[20] [18] Parish wrote the song using Carmichael's account of how he was inspired to compose the melody, while the lyricist developed a story focused in the concept of lost love. [21] [22] The sheet music for the vocal composition was published as "Star Dust" on May 10, 1929 [13] in the key of C major.
Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer.Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 1940s, and was among the first singer-songwriters in the age of mass media to utilize new communication technologies such as old-time radio broadcasts ...
While most versions of the song begin with the familiar "blue moon," there are two introductory verses in the original Robbins sheet music edition. Eric Clapton and Rod Stewart sang the first verse in their 2004 version of the song (Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III). The last line of the first verse is: "Life was a bitter cup ...
The song was composed by Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981), and Jack Brooks (1912–1971), [1] and introduced by Carmichael [2] in the Western film Canyon Passage (1946), starring Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, Patricia Roc, Ward Bond and Andy Devine, (with a bit appearance by Hoagy Carmichael, singing the song himself).
Stardust is the 22nd studio album by Willie Nelson, released in April 1978. Its ten songs consist entirely of pop standards that Nelson picked from among his favorites. Nelson asked Booker T. Jones , who was his neighbor in Malibu at the time, to arrange a version of " Moonlight in Vermont ".
Peter Shelley (né Peter Alexander Southworth; 28 February 1943 – 23 March 2023) was a British pop singer, songwriter, and music business executive. As a performer in the 1970s, he had UK hits with "Gee Baby" and "Love Me Love My Dog". [1]
The yearning expressed in the lyrics was based on Mercer's longing for Judy Garland, with whom he had an affair. [ 5 ] Several artists recorded charting versions of the song in 1942, including the Glenn Miller Orchestra (vocal by Ray Eberle ), Harry James and His Orchestra (vocal by Helen Forrest ), Dinah Shore , and Bing Crosby . [ 6 ]
The B-side of the single was the song "My Darling To You", which while not as popular when released has over the years become a more popular and recognizable recording for the group. In July 1956 The Bop Chords would make a debut performing for a week at the Apollo Theater with The Cadillacs and LaVern Baker.