Elmer Schoebel

Elmer Schoebel (September 8, 1896 – December 14, 1970) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.

He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Early in his career heplayed along to silent films in Champaign, Illinois After moving on to vaudeville, late in the 1910s, he played with the 20th Century Jazz Band in Chicago in 1920.

In 1922-23 he was a member of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, then led his own band, known variously as the Midway Gardens Orchestra, the Original Memphis Melody Boys and the Chicago Blues Dance Orchestra, before joining Isham Jones in 1925. After returning to Chicago he played with Louis Panico and Art 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 with Conrad Janis, Blue Steele's Rhythm Rebels (1958), and with his own ensembles in St. Petersburg, Florida. He continued to play up until his death.

Birth and Death Data: Born East St. Louis (city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States), Died December 14, 1970 (Florida (state of the United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, piano, arranger, leader, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 209 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-27609 10-in. 2/20/1923 Farewell blues Ross Gorman ; Virginians Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor B-28535 10-in. 9/6/1923 The house of David blues Ross Gorman ; Virginians Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-28863 10-in. 11/1/1923 Blue grass blues David H. Silverman Orchestra ; Dave Silverman Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-30109 10-in. 5/15/1924 Nobody's sweetheart Charles Dornberger Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor B-30248 10-in. 6/5/1924 Nobody's sweetheart Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor B-31143 10-in. 11/4/1924 King Porter stomp Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor Jazz/dance band arranger  
Victor B-31148 10-in. 11/7/1924 Prince of wails Ralph Williams Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-32254 10-in. 3/25/1925 Oh! That sweet in suite sixteen Charles Dornberger Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-32528 10-in. 4/21/1925 Stomp off, let's go! Fred Hamm Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-33338 10-in. 8/21/1925 Hot aire George Olsen and his Music Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-33389 10-in. 9/17/1925 Military Mike The Original Memphis Five Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-33618 10-in. 11/19/1925 Everybody stomp! Art Landry Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-33657 10-in. 1/6/1926 Slippery elm Art Landry Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger  
Victor BVE-33837 10-in. 11/2/1925 Spanish shawl Edwin J. McEnelly Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-34056 10-in. 12/20/1925 Too bad Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-34602 10-in. 2/4/1926 Too bad George Olsen and his Music Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-35325 10-in. 4/16/1926 Tampeekoe The Original Memphis Five Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-35510 10-in. 5/3/1926 Ace in the hole Kittens Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-36145 10-in. 8/31/1926 Monte Carlo joys Gus C. Edwards Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-43187 10-in. 3/28/1928 Farewell blues Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus songwriter  
Victor BAVE-44410 10-in. winter 1928 Me encontrĂ© una herradura Orquesta Adolfo Carabelli Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-45891 10-in. 7/19/1928 Ten little miles from town George Olsen and his Music Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio composer  
Victor BVE-46145 10-in. 8/21/1928 Ten little miles from home Cooper Lawley ; Harold Yates Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-46400 10-in. 7/12/1928 Nobody's sweetheart McKinney's Cotton Pickers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (scat) songwriter  
Victor BVE-47779 10-in. 10/23/1928 Ten little miles from town California Humming Birds Male vocal trio, with piano composer  
(Results 1-25 of 209 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Schoebel, Elmer," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104737.

Schoebel, Elmer. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104737.

"Schoebel, Elmer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104737

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Schoebel, Elmer - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84202543

Wikidata: Elmer Schoebel - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1332981

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/37107485

MusicBrainz: Elmer Schoebel - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8a30dade-e598-4bb8-89be-332e2edd328b

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1466568 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1466568

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