Schoebel, Elmer
(1896–1970)> COMPOSER · PIANIST
Elmer Schoebel Composer and pianist East St. Louis, Illinois, September 8, 1896; St. Petersburg, Florida, December 15, 1970. Schoebel’s first jobs were playing piano and organ in movie houses. He went to Chicago in 1919, and in 1922, he recorded with the Friars’ Society Orchestra (which later changed its name to the New Orleans Rhythm Kings). He was an was introduced in the show by John Barker, then danced to by Tilly Losch. It was written during rehearsals when Schwartz felt they needed “a…