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Feb 11, 2024 · Mike Bloomfield was an American musician who gained fame as a blues guitarist and was a key figure in the 1960s music scene. He became known for his unique style and exceptional talent on the guitar. Bloomfield rose to fame in the mid-1960s as the lead guitarist for the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
Oct 20, 2023 · On February 15, 1981, Mike Bloomfield was found dead in a car on a side street in San Francisco. He was 37. Somebody, perhaps a dealer, had dumped him there, not wanting to get involved. His body went unclaimed at the morgue for a time. This was certainly a sad finale for one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time.
The Rolling Stone Interview: Mike Bloomfield. The guitarist on the Chicago blues scene, why Clapton is perfection and what it was like playing on 'Highway 61'. By Jann S. Wenner.
Mike Bloomfield might be best known for his session work, especially with Bob Dylan. He played on several of Dylan’s albums, including Bringing It All Back Home, and Highway 61 Revisited.
New recommendations. Michael Bernard Bloomfield was an American blues guitarist and composer. Born in Chicago, he became one of the first popular music stars of the 1960s to earn his reputation...
Michael Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981) was an American musician, guitarist, and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess, since he rarely sang before 1969 and 1970.
Feb 15, 2022 · published 15 February 2022. Remembering the late, great guitarist on the anniversary of his passing. (Image credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Mike Bloomfield is known to have possessed benchmark tone. And while a great deal of that sound was down to his inimitable touch, Bloomfield’s go-to electric guitar was a Gibson Les Paul Standard.
