Corky Siegel is blues harmonica player, pianist and composer, perhaps best known for forming the Siegel-Schwall Band in 1964 with guitarist Jim Schwall. Following Siegel-Schwall's break up in 1974, Siegel formed the Happy Year Band with Sam Lay, the late Albert Joseph on guitar and Siegel-Schwall alumnus Rollo Radford on bass, in 1975. Siegel later formed the ensemble Chamber Blues with a string quartet, tabla and harmonica/piano. This unusual group features Frank Donaldson, a 20-year veteran drummer with jazz icon Ramsey Lewis.