Career
Schoebel played along to silent films in Champaign, Illinois early in his career. After moving on to vaudeville late in the 1910s, he played with the 20th Century Jazz Band in Chicago in 1920. 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 Saint St. Petersburg, Florida. He continued to play up until his death.