Yesterday's clouds made a spectacular display in the sky.
Whenever Judy or I see a sky like this we're reminded of Hoagy Carmichael, who performed the song "Ole Buttermilk Sky" in the movie "Canyon Passage".
Carmichael was an Indiana native who earned a law degree at Indiana University but found his forte in songwriting.
He and Jack Brooks wrote "Ole Buttermilk Sky".
With many partners, he also is credited with writing "Stardust", "Georgia on My Mind", "(Up A) Lazy River", "In the Still of the Night", "Lazybones", "The Nearness of You", "Heart and Soul", "Two Sleepy People" and dozens more.
But somehow we always think of him when we see a sky like this.
An old buttermilk sky.
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I remember that song! He was more prolific than I thought. Quite a list of hits!
This is going to sound ridiculous, but I did not realize Hoagy Carmichael was white. I always thought he was black. I have no idea why.
Aptly named!
I didn't know he'd written some of those songs. I love skies like that! Clouds are very underrated.
Love that buttermilk sky there. It looked like that here today too. So beautiful.
Being remembered for something is something I hope for.
I never heard of that song, but I do like the pictures of the clouds :)
betty
I have not heard of that song but the others that you mentioned sure rang a bell! What a talent!
The clouds look like marshmallows in the first and last pictures.
Splendid skies.
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