Michael Bloomfield
(Book). Guitarist Michael Bloomfield shot to stardom in the '60s with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan, The Electric Flag and on Al Kooper's "Super Session." His story is told in the words of his brother, musicians such as B.B. King, producer Paul Rothchild and dozens of others including Bloomfield himself. Features a foreword by Carlos Santana, and a CD of unreleased early studio tracks. Hardcover. "(This book) is a look inside the psyche of a musical innovator who deserves a...
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Guitarist Michael Bloomfield shot to stardom in the '60s with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan, The Electric Flag and on Al Kooper's "Super Session." His story is told in the words of his brother, musicians such as B.B. King, producer Paul Rothchild and dozens of others - including Bloomfield himself. Features a foreword by Carlos Santana, and a CD of unreleased early studio tracks. Hardcover. "(This book) is a look inside the psyche of a musical innovator who deserves a posthumous Nobel Prize and a statue on Rush Street in Chicago. If you love his blues, you'll love this book." - Al Kooper Booknews Drawing on over 80 interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, music journalist Wolkin and longtime fan and musician Keenom recreate the life of the blues musician who died in 1981 at age 37. He was an influential guitarist of the 1960s who achieved gold records and was elected to The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame after his death. The accompanying music disk contains rare 1964 recordings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
\ BooknewsDrawing on over 80 interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, music journalist Wolkin and longtime fan and musician Keenom recreate the life of the blues musician who died in 1981 at age 37. He was an influential guitarist of the 1960s who achieved gold records and was elected to The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame after his death. The accompanying music disk contains rare 1964 recordings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \ \ \ \ If you love blues music and Michael Bloomfield's creations in particular you won't want to be without Jan Mark Wolkin & Bill Keenom superb biography -- the first in-depth oral history to probe Bloomfield's life and times. Michael Bloomfield includes a cd of unreleased tracks and provides an inside look based on interviews with family, friends and colleagues.\ \
