| LC control no. | n 88638594 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Siegel, Corky |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1943-10-24 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) Music--Classical influences |
| Affiliation | Siegel-Schwall Band Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Musicians Pianists Singers |
| Found in | His Siegel/Schwall, the reunion concert [SR] p1988: container (Corky Siegel, harmonica, piano, vocals) AllMusic website, viewed Jan. 23, 2018 (Siegel-Schwall Band, a Chicago-based blues duo; Corky Siegel was born in Chicago on October 24, 1943; studied classical saxophone at Roosevelt University; he and Jim Schwall met there, formed the band in the mid-'60s in Chicago; Siegel played harp and electric Wurlitzer piano, with an abbreviated drum set; both sang; the band broke up in 1974; reformed in 1987, still gets together and performs on rare occasions; Siegel has been involved in many projects that fuse classical music with blues, including his current group, Chamber Blues, a string quartet with percussionist (tabla) and Siegel on piano and harmonica) <https://www.allmusic.com/artist/siegel-schwall-band-mn0000751389/biography> |
| Associated language | eng |
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