"Star Dust" Sheet Music Cover

ID: 2104 ~ Source: Indiana Historical Society ~ Creator: Mills Music, Inc ~ Date: ca 1929

This file appears in: Bloomington Residence of Collett and Vertis Johnson

Hoagy was a prolific and influential songwriter. Some believe that he stole tunes, including “Star Dust,” from the Black community without crediting his sources.

This file appears in: Bloomington Residence of Collett and Vertis Johnson

Bloomington Residence of Collett and Vertis Johnson

By Monroe County History Center

Hoagy Carmichael's songs and musical style were heavily influenced by the Black musicians he heard in the jazz clubs of Indianapolis and at the socials he frequented at the homes of Black friends in Bloomington. One was the 1920s home of Collett…