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Paul Siebel
12+ albums
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Paul Siebel (born in born in Buffalo, New York, on 19 September 1937; died 5 April 2022) was an American singer-songwriter. He is remembered for other artists' cover versions of his songs, most notably "Louise". Other frequently covered Siebel songs include "Spanish Johnny" (which was originally a poem written by Willa Cather in 1917 and expanded upon by Siebel), "Long Afternoons," "Any Day Woman," "Nashville Again," "She Made Me Lose My Blues," and "Then Came the Children". With such songs as "Louise" and "Jack-knife Gypsy" to his credit, and artists as illustrious as Bonnie Raitt and Waylon Jennings paying him tribute, Siebel was frequently referred to as a "musician's musician." He was "discovered" in 1969 when Elektra Records caught wind of a collection of songs he'd put together with David Bromberg. Siebel lived above the lengendary " Kettle of Fish" on Macdougal Street in New York's Greenwich Village. Siebel's music is distinguished by a literate lyrical perspective and a knowing integration of traditional styles, distinctive - but more than vaguely Dylanesque - vocal phrasing, and the expert playing of players like David Bromberg, Richard Greene, and Weldon Myrick. He recorded Woodsmoke and Oranges (1970) and Jack-Knife Gypsy (1971). His songs were covered by, among others, Bromberg, Willy DeVille, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Kate Wolf, Mary McCaslin, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Rick Roberts and Leo Kottke; but
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albums
Woodsmoke And Oranges
Jack-Knife Gypsy
Live At McCabe's with David Bromberg
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Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records 1963-1973
Paul Siebel
Woodsmoke And Oranges - Jack-Knife Gypsy
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Lost & Found - Songs We Shouldn't Forget
Woodsmoke And Oranges & Jack-Knife Gypsy
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Live at Mccabe's (feat. David Bromberg & Gary White)
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Woodsmoke and Oranges/Jack-Knife Gypsy
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Forever Changing: Golden Age of Elektra [Disc 4]
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Forever Changing - The Golden Age of Elektra Records 1963-1973 (Disc 4)