Spiegel took an interest in the blues when he was six years old and found an album by Sonny Terry Brownie McGhee 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.
[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.
[2] Since 2012, Spiegel is often accompanied by drummer Tim Burnham during his Australian tours.