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By John Edward Hasse
The year 1899 was a seminal one in American music.
For in the space of seven months three auspicious events took place.
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Scott Joplin published his Maple Leaf Rag-whose acceptance would become emblematic of the mainstreaming of African-American music in American culture. And two figures who would play pivotal roles in 20th century music-Duke Ellington and Hoagy Carmichael-were born.
Born Hoagland Howard Carmichael in Bloomington, Indiana, he grew up in very modest circumstances.
His father earned an on-again, off-again living as an electrician. His mother played piano for dances at local fraternity parties and at "silent" movies.
What is hoagy carmichael famous forHoagy would tag along. Like a sponge, he absorbed music from his mother, from the visiting circuses, and from the black families and churches in his neighborhood. Ragtime was in the air, and his mother mastered the Maple Leaf Rag and o