My Buddy Bix
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Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke, pictured here holding his cornet, was a close friend of Hoagy's while the two attended IU. Bix was a gifted cornetist who shared Hoagy's love of ragtime and hot jazz and played with Hoagy in a variety of bands. Hoagy named his oldest son Hoagy Bix after his friend.
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Maxwell Hall, Indiana University
Hoagy attended Indiana University from 1920-1926. His mother and grandmother encouraged him to study law as a more practical and reliable career than music. Hoagy obliged, but as a student at IU he put most of his time and energy into playing at…