- Elmer Schoebel
Elmer Schoebel (September 8, 1896,
East St. Louis ,Illinois - December 14, 1970) was an Americanjazz pianist, composer, and arranger.Schoebel played along to
silent film s inChampaign, Illinois early in his career. After moving on tovaudeville late in the 1910s, he played with the20th Century Jazz Band inChicago in 1920. In 1922-23 he was a member of theNew Orleans Rhythm Kings , then led his own band before joiningIsham Jones in 1925. After returning to Chicago he played withLouis Panico andArt Kassel , and arranged for the Melrose Publishing House.In the 1930s Schoebel wrote and arranged, working as the chief arranger for the
Warner Brothers publishing division. From the 1940s onward he did some performing withConrad Janis ,Blue Steele 's Rhythm Rebels (1958), and with his own ensembles inSt. Petersburg, Florida . He continued to play up until his death.Schoebel was never famous as a performer, but he wrote a number of standards, including "Bugle Call Rag", "
Nobody's Sweetheart Now ", "Farewell Blues", "Copenhagen", and "Prince of Wails". The last two of those songs were the only two Schoebel ever recorded as a leader, in 1929.References
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