Lloyd Spiegel
| Lloyd Spiegel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1979 (age 37–38) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1989 |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website |
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Lloyd Spiegel (born 1979) is an Australian guitarist and singer, who plays traditional and self-penned blues. He began performing in the 1990s and as at January 2017 had produced eight albums and collaborated on numerous other recordings.
Influences
Spiegel took an interest in the blues when he was six years old and found an album by Sonny Terry Brownie McGee in his father's record collection. His father took him to shows by Dutch Tilders and Geoff Achison, and in about two years was playing in blues club bands. He was invited to the US by Brownie McGee with whom he lived for a while at the age of 16.[1]
Spiegel won his first talent competition at the age of 10 and was playing regular gigs in Melbourne, Australia. At the age of 13 he formed his own band, Midnight Special which he fronted from 1993 to 1998, and at 15 he recorded and produced his first CD. He has worked as a solo performer since 1996, and has supported Billy Thorpe, Jimmy Barnes, The Hoodoo Gurus and The Angels in concert. He has also spent several periods playing in the USA.[2] He has a commercial arrangement with Cole Clark Guitars.[3] He is particularly popular in Japan.
Discography
- Stopping All Stations – Midnight Special
- Merry-Go-Round 1997
- Lloyd Spiegel 1999
- Live 2001
- Tall Stories 2007
- Live in Japan DVD 2007
- Timber & Steel 2008
- Tangled Brew 2010 (VIC/TAS Award for Male Artist of the Year, Producer of the Year and Solo/Duo of the Year)
- Double Live Set 2015
Featured on
- Everything Is Gold – Sweet Painted Ladies
- Watch Me Work It – Andrea Marr
- Waiting On A change – Ella Thompson
- Thank You For Giving Me The Blues – Shaun Kirk 2011
- Bigger, Better, Zilber – Jonno Zilber
- Little Black Rose – Maria Forde
- Back in Blue: Blues Tribute to AC/DC CD 2016
- Saints Unplugged 2015
Awards
Spiegel was winner of 'Male Artist of the Year', 'Solo of the Year' and 'Song of the Year' in the 2004 Victorian Blues Music Awards. He also won the 'Duo or Group of the Year'. Australian Blues Music (Chain) Award in 2005. He was Official Ambassador for the 2005 Australian Blues Music Festival and also in 2006. From 2007, he was a Patron of the Festival.[2]
References
- ↑ Kennedy, Sharon (26 September 2008). "Lloyd Spiegel". ABC South West WA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- 1 2 LLOYD SPIEGEL (VIC), Australian Blues Music Festival, archived from the original on 27 December 2016, retrieved 13 January 2017
- ↑ Mulcaster, Glenn (7 September 2012). "The man who pulls the strings". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2017.