Singer-songwriter Paul Siebel passed away yesterday at the age of 84. His death was announced by David Bromberg during his concert in Minneapolis.
Siebel recorded two albums in the early 1970's for Elektra Records (Woodsmoke & Oranges and Jack-Knife Gypsy) before walking away from the music industry. He performed a one-off live concert with Bromberg and Gary White at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California in 1978.
I was not familiar with Siebel's music until I got heavy into Iain Matthews' music. Matthews recorded "Louise" which appeared on the 1972 Plainsong album In Search of Amelia Earhart. Perhaps the best known version of "Louise" was recorded by Bonnie Raitt. Matthews also recorded "Bride 1945" on his 1974 solo album Journeys from Gospel Oak.
Another Siebel song Matthews performed was "Any Day Woman". Matthews' arrangement was more gentle whereas Siebel has a bit of Bob Dylan and a bit of Gene Clark in his voice which makes the emotion much rawer. In any case, I can see how Matthews, Raitt, Kris Kristofferson, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Waylon Jennings saw fit to record Paul Siebel's songs. R.I.P.
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