Mark Paul "Corky" Siegel (born October 24, 1943) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. He plays harmonica and piano. He plays and writes blues and blues-rock music, and has also worked extensively on combining blues and classical music. He is best known as the co-leader of the Siegel-Schwall Band, and as the leader of the Chamber Blues group.[1][2][3]
Corky Siegel's professional music career began in 1964, when he met guitarist Jim Schwall. Both were studying music at Roosevelt University in Chicago. The two became a duo, performing blues music. They landed a regular gig at Pepper's Show Lounge, where well known, established blues musicians such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Magic Slim, and Willie Dixon would often sit in.[4][5] Siegel later said "I owe my whole musical life to this experience and to those blues masters and to Johnny Pepper who had an open mind to have us beginners get up on that stage night after night."[5] After a while the duo became a quartet, the Siegel-Schwall Band.
The Siegel-Schwall Band enjoyed increasing popularity, and by 1967 were touring nationally, playing at large rock venues like the Fillmore West and sharing the bill with famous rock bands.[6][7] Between 1966 and 1974, they released ten albums. After 1974, they stopped playing concerts, but the band re-formed in 1987. They released two albums of new material.[8] Until "Siegel-Schwall lovingly disbanded" in March 2016, they still played occasional live dates and featured drummer Sam Lay and bassist Rollo Radford; Lay played with Siegel in the Happy Year Band of 1973 which also featured Chicago blues guitarist Albert Joseph.[9]
The idea of combining blues and classical music was first suggested by classical conductor Seiji Ozawa. Ozawa brought together the Siegel-Schwall Band and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. They first performed "Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra", by William Russo in 1968. In 1973, the band and Ozawa released a recording of this work performed with the San Francisco Symphony. In 1975, Siegel and Ozawa, with the San Francisco Symphony, first performed another William Russo work, "Street Music: A Blues Concerto". A recording of this piece was released in 1979.[10]
Inspired by his collaboration with Ozawa, Corky Siegel formed Chamber Blues in 1988. The group's music combines elements of classical, blues, and jazz. The band consists of a string quartet – two violins, a viola, and a cello – along with percussionist Frank Donaldson, and Siegel on harmonica and also sometimes doubling on piano. As of early 2019, Chamber Blues has released four albums,[11][12][13][14][15] and still tours nationally and internationally.[16]
Siegel has also worked on numerous other musical projects. In 2004, he was a member of the Chicago Blues Reunion band, which released the album Buried Alive in the Blues.[17] In April of 2013, Siegel was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame.[18]
Bookedit
With Peter Krammer, Corky Siegel wrote a book for musicians and music students, called Let Your Music Soar: The Emotional Connection. It was published by Nova Vista Publishing in 2007.
Discographyedit
For Siegel's recordings with the Siegel-Schwall Band, see Siegel-Schwall Band.
^"Chicago Blues Hall of Fame April 28th.2013". Blues Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
External linksedit
Corky Siegel, the official website of his musical endeavors, including Chamber Blues and the Siegel-Schwall Blues Band
April 12, 2024
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Mark Paul Corky Siegel born October 24 1943 is an American musician singer songwriter and composer He plays harmonica and piano He plays and writes blues and blues rock music and has also worked extensively on combining blues and classical music He is best known as the co leader of the Siegel Schwall Band and as the leader of the Chamber Blues group 1 2 3 Corky SiegelSiegel in 1975Background informationBirth nameMark Paul SiegelBorn 1943 10 24 October 24 1943 age 80 OriginChicago Illinois United StatesGenresBlues third stream classical crossoverOccupation s Musician composerInstrument s Harmonica pianoYears active1964 presentMember ofChamber BluesFormerly ofSiegel Schwall BandWebsitecorkymusic com Contents 1 Musical career 2 Book 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksMusical career edit nbsp Siegel in 2019Corky Siegel s professional music career began in 1964 when he met guitarist Jim Schwall Both were studying music at Roosevelt University in Chicago The two became a duo performing blues music They landed a regular gig at Pepper s Show Lounge where well known established blues musicians such as Muddy Waters Howlin Wolf Buddy Guy Junior Wells Magic Slim and Willie Dixon would often sit in 4 5 Siegel later said I owe my whole musical life to this experience and to those blues masters and to Johnny Pepper who had an open mind to have us beginners get up on that stage night after night 5 After a while the duo became a quartet the Siegel Schwall Band The Siegel Schwall Band enjoyed increasing popularity and by 1967 were touring nationally playing at large rock venues like the Fillmore West and sharing the bill with famous rock bands 6 7 Between 1966 and 1974 they released ten albums After 1974 they stopped playing concerts but the band re formed in 1987 They released two albums of new material 8 Until Siegel Schwall lovingly disbanded in March 2016 they still played occasional live dates and featured drummer Sam Lay and bassist Rollo Radford Lay played with Siegel in the Happy Year Band of 1973 which also featured Chicago blues guitarist Albert Joseph 9 The idea of combining blues and classical music was first suggested by classical conductor Seiji Ozawa Ozawa brought together the Siegel Schwall Band and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra They first performed Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra by William Russo in 1968 In 1973 the band and Ozawa released a recording of this work performed with the San Francisco Symphony In 1975 Siegel and Ozawa with the San Francisco Symphony first performed another William Russo work Street Music A Blues Concerto A recording of this piece was released in 1979 10 Inspired by his collaboration with Ozawa Corky Siegel formed Chamber Blues in 1988 The group s music combines elements of classical blues and jazz The band consists of a string quartet two violins a viola and a cello along with percussionist Frank Donaldson and Siegel on harmonica and also sometimes doubling on piano As of early 2019 Chamber Blues has released four albums 11 12 13 14 15 and still tours nationally and internationally 16 Siegel has also worked on numerous other musical projects In 2004 he was a member of the Chicago Blues Reunion band which released the album Buried Alive in the Blues 17 In April of 2013 Siegel was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame 18 Book editWith Peter Krammer Corky Siegel wrote a book for musicians and music students called Let Your Music Soar The Emotional Connection It was published by Nova Vista Publishing in 2007 Discography editFor Siegel s recordings with the Siegel Schwall Band see Siegel Schwall Band Corky Siegel Corky Siegel 1974 Dharma Street Music A Blues Concerto San Francisco Symphony and Corky Siegel 1977 Deutsche Grammophon Out of the Blue Corky Siegel 1980 Stuff Goodbye California Corky Siegel 1984 Skitzo Frenia re release of Out of the Blue Corky Siegel s Chamber Blues Chamber Blues 1994 Alligator Complementary Colors Chamber Blues 1998 Gadfly Solo Flight Corky Siegel 1999 Gadfly Corky Siegel s Traveling Chamber Blues Show Chamber Blues 2005 Alligator Buried Alive in the Blues Chicago Blues Reunion 2005 33rd Street Different Voices Chamber Blues 2017 Dawnserly More Different Voices Chamber Blues 2022 Dawnserly Something Wrong Corky Siegel 2022 Dawnserly Songs for Truth and Harmony Corky Siegel 2022 Dawnserly References edit Corky Siegel at AllMusic Corky Siegel interview on YouTube on WTTW public television Corky Siegel biograpny Archived December 25 2009 at the Wayback Machine at the official Siegel Schwall Band web site Widen Larry 2005 Tombstone Blues Apple Core Publishing Group pp 55 60 ISBN 1 4116 4823 4 a b Musician Corky Siegel turns 80 Chicago Tribune October 18 2023 Retrieved October 23 2023 Concert review of the Siegel Schwall Band at the Fillmore West Billboard March 27 1971 pp 28 44 Milano Dean 2009 The Chicago Music Scene 1960s and 1970s Arcadia Publishing p 47 ISBN 978 0 7385 7729 6 Siegel Schwall Band at AllMusic Corky Siegel The Siegel Schwall Band Siegel Corky June 13 2017 Retrieved January 17 2018 Corky Siegel s History and Tall Tales The Symphonic Blues Archived September 5 2009 at the Wayback Machine chamberblues com Corky Siegel s Triple Blues Threat National Public Radio December 17 2005 Bessman Jim Siegel Makes Concerts Crystal Clear Billboard February 12 2000 pp 38 39 About Chamber Blues Archived June 30 2010 at the Wayback Machine chamberblues com Corky Siegel Shop Siegel Corky Retrieved January 17 2018 Press Release Different Voices Siegel Corky 2017 Retrieved January 1 2019 Corky Siegel Concert Dates 2018 2019 Siegel Corky 2018 Retrieved January 1 2019 Fricke David Buried Alive in the Blues review Rolling Stone November 17 2005 Chicago Blues Hall of Fame April 28th 2013 Blues Hall of Fame Retrieved October 23 2023 External links editCorky Siegel the official website of his musical endeavors including Chamber Blues and the Siegel Schwall Blues Band Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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