| LC control no. | n 88638596 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Schwall, Jim |
| Variant(s) | Schwall, James |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Chicago (Ill.) Kalamazoo (Mich.) |
| Located | Madison (Wis.) |
| Birth date | 1942-11-11 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) Music--Instruction and study Composition (Music) Photography Mentally ill--Housing |
| Affiliation | Siegel-Schwall Band Western Michigan University. Department of Music |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Musicians Guitarists Mandolinists Singers Composers Music teachers Composition teachers (Music) Photographers |
| Found in | Siegel, C. Siegel/Schwall, the reunion concert [SR] p1988: container (Jim Schwall, guitar, vocals) His Dierdre, 1991: title frame (James Schwall) Internet, URL: http://www.chamberblues.com/siegel_schwall/schwallbio.html, 02/08/2002 (Jim Schwall; co-leader of the Siegel-Schwall Band; Professor of Music, University of Michigan, Kalamazoo) AllMusic website, viewed Jan. 23, 2018 (Siegel-Schwall Band, a Chicago-based blues duo; Jim Schwall was born in Chicago on November 11, 1942; studied guitar at Roosevelt University; he and Corky Siegel met there, formed the band in the mid-'60s in Chicago; Schwall played guitar and mandolin; both sang; the band broke up in 1974; reformed in 1987, still gets together and performs on rare occasions; Jim Schwall is a university professor of music and lives in Madison, Wisconsin) <https://www.allmusic.com/artist/siegel-schwall-band-mn0000751389/biography> Jim Schwall (website), viewed Jan. 23, 2018: About Jim Schwall (by the time he finished high school he was playing traditional folk music, including bluegrass and country blues, on guitar; after Siegel-Schwall disbanded in 1974 he continued to play in several versions of the Jim Schwall Band while finishing college, doctorate in music composition, taught composition in universities; more recently he has been teaching in high schools and doing social service work, running a program to house homeless mentally ill persons; now retired from social services; divides his time between music and photography, shows his pre-silver prints several times a year) <http://jimschwall.com/> |
| Associated language | eng |
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