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THE SIEGEL – SCHWALL BAND
sleepy hollow

Disco LP 33 giri , 1980, line records , LILP 4. 00278 J , germany
ECCELLENTI CONDIZIONI, vinyl ex++/NM , cover ex++/NM, vinile bianco / white vinyl , shrink but open / aperto ma ancora avvolto nel blister.

Siegel-Schwall Band is the name of a blues band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1964 by Corky Siegel (harmonica) and Jim Schwall (guitar).

Band history

Corky Siegel and Jim Schwall were both students at Roosevelt University, where Siegel studied saxophone music and Schwall studied guitar music. Schwall’s background was mostly in country music, while Siegel was more interested in blues. They combined these two genres, producing a lighter sounding blues as compared to Butterfield Blues Band or John Mayall.
The band originally was the house band at Pepper’s Lounge, but changed
to Big John’s in Chicago after the Butterfield Blues Band began
touring. 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.
Also around that time, the Siegel-Schwall Band became the first blues
band to ever perform with a symphony, performing “Three Pieces for
Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra” with the San Francisco Orchestra.
After four albums with Vanguard, the band signed to Wooden Nickel (RCA Records). The band won a Grammy Award for Best Album Cover in 1973 for their second eponymous album.

The band broke up in 1974 after releasing the album R.I.P. Siegel/Schwall, and reunited in 1987. Alligator Records
signed them, and they released a live album. The band continues to tour
occasionally, usually during summer because Jim Schwall took a job as a
professor of music. Schwall also unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. The Siegel-Schwall Band also released an album on Alligator Records in 2005, entitled Flash Forward, which was a top 15 hit on the Billboard Blues Albums chart.

• Interprete: The Siegel – Schwall Band
• Etichetta:  Line Records
• Catalogo: LILP 4.00278 J
• Data di pubblicazione: 1980

• Supporto:vinile 33 giri
• Tipo audio: stereo
• Dimensioni: 30 cm.
• Facciate: 2
• white paper inner sleeve, white vinyl / vinile bianco

Track Listing

1.: I Wanna Love You

2.: Somethin’s Wrong

3.: Sleepy Hollow

4.: Blues For A Lady

5.: His Good Time Band

6.: You Don’t Love Me Like That

7.: Sick To My Stomach

8.: Always Thinkin’ Of You Darlin’

9.: Hey Billie Jean

“Sleepy Hollow” was Siegel-Schwall’s second effort for their new label,
“Wooden Nickel Records” Released in 1972, it broke new ground with hits
“Hey Billie Jean” and “Something’s Wrong”. Check out the harp workout
Corky gives to “Billie Jean”, then listen to the greased lightning
fretwork Jim puts into “Something’s Wrong”….whew!! How do dey do
dat?? “You Don’t Love Me Like That” is a blues boogie like you always
wanted to hear, footstompin’ music and awesome slide guitar. Rollo
Radford, bass player extraordinaire, gets a tune here too, with an
original called “I Wanna Love Ya” and appropriately, it opens the
record setting the tone for what’s to come. He has a very tuneful and
powerful voice, and it’s always a treat to hear Rollo belt one out.
Jim’s “Blues For A Lady” is the longest cut, and also the
quietest…it’s a slow blues and tells a story of love for his then
wife Cherie, in Jim’s own special way. And Jim even visits country
music with his hilarious “Sick To My Stomach” in which he sings about
the gastric distress he experiences whenever he thinks of his girl
being with another man.

This is satisfying music, all the way through, as only Siegel-Schwall can play it.

Last month, I realized yet another blues dream, one that I’ve nurtured
for more than 25 years since I left the Chicago area for the Pacific
Northwest, and a full house shared in that dream and welcomed the
Siegel-Schwall Band to the Triple Door in their first Seattle show.

[Pictured left to right: Rollo Radford,
Seattle bluesman Jef Jaisun, Corky Siegel, Eric Steiner and Sam Lay at
the Triple Door, 09-23-04]

If you haven’t heard of the Siegel-Schwall Band, a little history
lesson is in order. Corky Siegel and Jim Schwall formed the
Siegel-Schwall Band in the early 1960’s in Chicago, and frequently
played hot blues clubs like Pepper’s Lounge, the Quiet Knight or larger
venues like the Fillmore or the Avalon Ballroom.

During their heyday, they sold out venues large and small as
they shared the
stage with national acts like Sly and the Family Stone and Buddy Guy.
The early years included three blues albums on Vanguard: Siegel-Schwall
Band (1966), Say (Vanguard, 1967), and Shake (1968). The early
seventies releases included Siegel-Schwall (Vanguard, 1970) followed by
a switch to Wooden Nickel Records.

The band’s releases on Wooden Nickel include Sleepy Hollow
(1972), 953 West
(1973), RIP (1973), and Last Summer Live!, and two additional
collections
capture the Siegel-Schwall Band: Where We Walked, a collection of songs
from
1966 to 1970 on Vanguard, and The Wooden Nickel Years. 953 West was the
address of the legendary Quiet Knight club, where Siegel-Schwall held
blues court weekly on Tuesday nights. In 1999, Wounded Bird Records
thankfully has re-released the Wooden Nickels for new generations of
blues fans.

The
band initially disbanded in 1974, but reunited fourteen years later.
Corky and company pursued solo interests, ranging from Radford’s stint
with the Sun Ra Arkestra to Jim Schwall’s doctorate in music (he’s also
running for the Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin this year). Sam Lay
continued to record solo CDs and tour with his Blues Review, and Corky
developed new ways to bridge classical music and the blues, and his
Chamber Blues ensemble crosses that bridge nicely.

The band’s 1988 reunion is captured on Alligator Records’
Siegel-Schwall Reunion Concert Live!, and the band has played
periodically at blues festivals or select club dates frequently ever
since.

The Seattle stop featured the same line up of the 1988 reunion:
Corky Siegel on harmonica and piano and Jim Schwall on guitar, powered
by Rollo Radford on bass and Sam Lay behind the drums. Original drummer
Shelly Plotkin passed away in 1990, and Sam has since added his own
unique style to the band.

Highlights of the Seattle show included extended jams on
Siegel-Schwall hits
like “Hey Billie Jean” and three blues classics: “I’m A King Bee,” “Got
My Mojo Working” and “Long Distance Call.” Throughout the show, Corky
Siegel approached his harp like an aerobic workout, reaching deep for
extended solos, contorting his slender frame that often brought him to
his knees.

Sam Lay and Rollo Radford laid a solid foundation of drum and
bass,
communicating with each other with only a slight smile or wink as they
played. Sam was Howlin’ Wolf’s drummer in the late 1950’s. In addition
to sitting in with Wolf, he’s also played with Little Walter and the
Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Nicknamed “The Shufflemaster,” Sam has
several CDs out as a solo artist, most notably Rush Hour Blues on
Telarc, I Get Evil on Random Chance, and Stone Blues on Evidence. His
resume also includes playing the drums on Highway 61 by Bob Dylan, and
a Heroes’ Award from the Chicago Chapter of the National Academy of
Recording Arts and Sciences. He’s also picked up the hardware at the WC
Handy Awards for Best Instrumentalist in 1998, and was inducted in both
the jazz and blues Halls of Fame.

During
the Seattle show, Jim Schwall played acoustic through many of
Siegel-Schwall’s most popular songs and blues covers, and I was hoping
he’d pick up his 1950’s electric Gibson that sat at stage left. His
voice has mellowed with age, but his fiery fingerpicking lit up “Long
Distance Call” and the quirky Sun Ra-influenced “Be There In The
Morning (When The El Comes In The Station)” led by Radford.

After Seattle, Siegel-Schwall headed for the San Francisco
Blues Festival, and November reunites the band for a few dates in
Wisconsin. On November 20th, they’ll do a peace concert at the
Barrymore Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin (and I hope the Mayor will be
playing guitar), followed by two dates in early December in Door
County. After the New Year, look for the Siegel-Schwall Band in Flint,
Michigan at the Whiting Auditorium on January 7th, followed by a show
at the Ark in Ann Arbor the following night.

The Siegel-Schwall Band occupy a special place in the history
of Chicago blues. Reunited every now and then, Corky, Jim, Rollo and
Sam are rocking harder than ever as they rekindle the blues flame for
those fortunate enough to hear anthems like “Hey Billie Jean” or “I
Think It Was the Wine” one more time.

NOTE: Special thanks to Corky Siegel for his assistance with the September 23rd show at Seattle’s Triple Door.

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