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1 online resource (775 pages) |
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Intro; Prologue; Part I. Guitar King; 1. Social Misfit; 2. North Shore Hotshot; 3. Folk Fanatic; 4. Marriage, the Pickle, and Big Joe; 5. Old Town; 6. Auditioning for Hammond; 7. Big John's and the Group; 8. Butterfield Blues; 9. Plugging in at Newport; 10. Electrifying Dylan; Part II. His Holy Modal Majesty; 11. On the Road with Butter; 12. East-West; 13. Blues to Britain; 14. Hoisting the Flag; 15. Music, Love, and Flowers; 16. Groovin' Is Easy; 17. Another Country; 18. Shucks and Sessions; Part III. Knockin' Myself Out; 19. Entertainer No More; 20. Live Adventures; 21. Michael's Lament |
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22. Stoned Leisure23. Reed Street; 24. Loving These Blues; 25. Count Talent; 26. Last Call; Epilogue: Great Gifts from Heaven; Notes; Bibliography; Additional Resources; Recordings; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index |
| Summary |
Named one of the world?s great blues-rock guitarists by Rolling Stone, Mike Bloomfield (1943?1981) remains beloved by fans forty years after his untimely death. Taking readers backstage, onstage, and into the recording studio with this legendary virtuoso, David Dann tells the riveting stories behind Bloomfield?s work in the seminal Paul Butterfield Blues Band and the mesmerizing Electric Flag, as well as on the Super Session album with Al Kooper and Stephen Stills, Bob Dylan?s Highway 61 Revisited, and soundtrack work with Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson. In vivid chapters drawn from meticulous research, including more than seventy interviews with the musician?s friends, relatives, and band members, music historian David Dann brings to life Bloomfield?s worlds, from his comfortable upbringing in a Jewish family on Chicago?s North Shore to the gritty taverns and raucous nightclubs where this self-taught guitarist helped transform the sound of contemporary blues and rock music. With scenes that are as electrifying as Bloomfield?s solos, this is the story of a life lived at full volume |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 22, 2019) |
| Subject |
Bloomfield, Michael.
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| SUBJECT |
Bloomfield, Michael fast |
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Guitarists -- United States -- Biography
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Blues musicians -- United States -- Biography
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MUSIC -- Individual Composer & Musician.
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Blues musicians
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Guitarists
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United States
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Electronic books
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781477318928 |
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1477318925 |
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