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Hoagy Carmichael

Ragtime was my lullaby.

Ragtime was my lullaby.

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These are some quotes by American author Hoagy Carmichael Composer, who lived between November 22, 1899 and December 27, 1981.

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I'm singing the music publisher's theme song - it ain't a commercial.

I'm singing the music publisher's theme song - it ain't a commercial.

Hoagy Carmichael

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In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers.

In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers.

Hoagy Carmichael

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Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself.

Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself.

Hoagy Carmichael

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While writing 'The Orientalist,' I played a soundtrack that alternated between ragtime and Azeri mugams, Russian operas and German and Italian pop songs from the 1920s and 30s. When I finally finished, I gorged on all my music from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.

Tom Reiss

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I sang 'O Holy Night' with the Vatican orchestra, but also a Blake - a lullaby that William Blake wrote for the Christ child, and I set it to music, and the Vatican orchestra played the music.

I sang 'O Holy Night' with the Vatican orchestra, but also a Blake - a lullaby that William Blake wrote for the Christ child, and I set it to music, and the Vatican orchestra played the music.

Patti Smith

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