The Siegel–Schwall Band is an American electric blues band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1964 by Corky Siegel (harmonica and piano) and Jim Schwall (guitar), and still tours occasionally.
Corky Siegel and Jim Schwall met each other when both were music students at Roosevelt University. Siegel, originally a saxophonist, was interested in blues, while Schwall's background was mostly in country music. They combined these two genres, producing a lighter sounding blues as compared to Butterfield Blues Band or John Mayall. The Siegel–Schwall Band included Shelly Plotkin on drums and Rollo Radford on bass. Radford had previously played with Martha and the Vandellas and Sun Ra.
They were the house band at Pepper's Lounge on Chicago's South Side. Every important Chicago blues musician sat in with Corky and Jim at Pepper's, including Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Billy Boy Arnold, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Magic Sam, Otis Spann, Bo Diddley, Lazy Lester and Sam Lay, just to name a few. The band moved to Big John's in Old Town after the Butterfield Blues Band began touring and left a vacancy.
In 1965, Sam Charters signed the band to Vanguard Records. In 1966, the band released their first eponymous album, and began a national tour in 1969. While they weren't as commercially successful as Butterfield or Mayall, the band was still able to perform at large venues such as Fillmore West. After four albums with Vanguard, the band signed with Wooden Nickel, a Chicago label distributed by RCA.
The Siegel–Schwall Band, self titled album, was released in 1971. It was their fifth album, and their first to be released by Wooden Nickel Records. The Siegel–Schwall Band won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Album Cover. The cover was illustrated by Harvey Dinnerstein, with art direction by Acy R. Lehman.
Tracklist:
01. (Wish I Was on a) Country Road (Jim Post, Corky Siegel) – 3:19
02. Devil (Siegel) – 5:10
03. Leavin (Jim Schwall) – 3:10
04. Corrina (traditional) – 6:05
05. I Won't Hold My Breath (Siegel) – 4:01
06. Next to You (Schwall) – 4:20
07. Hush Hush (Jimmy Reed) – 11:06
Personnel:
Corky Siegel – piano, harmonica, vocals
Jim Schwall – guitar, vocals
Rollo Radford – bass, vocals
Shelly Plotkin – drums.
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