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About Corky Siegel
“Corky Siegel is a phenomenon” - WASHINGTON POST
“They Love Corky Siegel in Lincoln Center” - NEW YORK TIMES
“Resounding triumph” - CHICAGO TRIBUNE
SHORT BIO - A little history
Corky Siegel is known internationally as one of the worlds great blues harmonica players, blues pianist, singer-songwriter, creator of CHAMBER BLUES and the sole pioneer/composer of award-winning revolutionary works that weave blues and classical forms together. Co-founder of the SIEGEL-SCHWALL BAND, and Blues Hall of Fame Inductee, Corky Siegel has a catalogue of recordings on RCA, Vanguard, Alligator, and million selling blues/classical recordings on the iconic classical label Deutsche Grammophon. His close associations with the blues masters in the earlier days of Chicago blues, his essential part in the blues rock revolution, and his surprising success in bringing together blues and classical audiences make him a pivotal (though inconspicuous) figure in modern music history. “underappreciated national treasure” - DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE. Full Bio: CORKY SIEGEL BIO
1966 Wolf invited the band on the road - Left to right: Siegel-Schwall’s bass player, Jack Myers, Schwall, Howlin’ Wolf, Corky on Wolf’s knee, and drummer Russ Chadwick. Also in 1966 Siegel-Schwall was invited to perform with the Chicago Symphony. This is a July 1968 photo of Corky with harmonica, composer William Russo, and Maestro Seiji Ozawa, at Ravina for a rehearsal with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. This was the first time Symphonic Blues was performed.
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“For more than half a century, Corky Siegel has brought new colors to the blues ...to bridge musical genres and cultural divides, making the world slightly smaller and kinder “ Steven Wine - ASSOCIATED PRESS More
Kalyan, Corky, Jaime, Chihsuan, Jocelyn, Doyle
