Watching the Indy 500 last week got our team thinking about the great Jim
Nabors and one of our all-time favorites songs, Back Home Again in Indiana
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Friend,



Watching the Indy 500 last weekend got our team thinking about one of our
all-time favorite songs, Back Home Again in Indiana Again. It’s a Hoosier
classic! 


That’s why we decided to make this week’s One Indiana all about some of the
best musicians our state has produced. We had a team pull a list of some of our
favorite Hoosier singers, songwriters, piano players, and more. 


Check it out below, and click on their name to see these Hoosiers perform.
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* Joshua Bell <[link removed]> - One of the most
celebrated violinists of his generation, Bell is a native of Bloomington and
one of the brightest music stars in Hoosier history!
* Hoagy Carmichael <[link removed]> - Also from
Bloomington, Carmichael is one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century.
“Stardust” is perhaps his most famous composition and one of the most recorded
songs of all time.
* The Gaithers <[link removed]> - Two of the biggest names in gospel
music, Bill and Gloria call Alexandria, Indiana home.
* Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds <[link removed]> -
This 11-time Grammy winner is from Indianapolis and even has a stretch of I-65
named after him!
* The Jackson Family <[link removed]> - The
Jacksons’ mark on pop music can’t be overstated.
* John Mellencamp <[link removed]> - No one has
done more for the soundtrack of Indiana over the last 40 years than this
musician who was “born and raised in a small town.”
* Bill Monroe <[link removed]> - Known as the
Father of Bluegrass, his legacy continues in Brown County with the oldest
continuously running bluegrass music festival.
* Wes Montgomery <[link removed]> - One of the
most influential jazz guitarists in history, he inspired many fellow legends
including Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn.
* Cole Porter <[link removed]> - The Peru,
Indiana native was a prolific composer and songwriter who contributed many
timeless classics to The Great American Songbook like I’ve Got You Under My
Skin.
* Axl Rose <[link removed]> - Was “Paradise
City” inspired by this Guns N’ Roses front man’s hometown of Lafayette?
* David Lee Roth <[link removed]> - Diamond Dave
was a Hoosier long before he met the Van Halen brothers.
* Jim Nabors <[link removed]> - Coming off race
weekend, we’re thinking of the late, great Jim Nabors. He’s an honorary
Hoosier. We included his Back Home Again in Indiana last week, but let’s take
another listen!
* Florence Henderson <[link removed]> - And
while we’re talking about Indianapolis 500 traditions, who can forget Indiana’s
own Florence Henderson singing God Bless America?
Did we miss your favorite Hoosier musician?  Let us know below!
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Thank you for reading. We’ll talk again soon. 


Best,


-Your Holcomb Crew



 


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