Guitar king : Michael Bloomfield's life in the blues / David Dann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dann, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bloomfield, Michael.

Guitarists--United States--Biography.

Guitarists.

United States.

Blues musicians--United States--Biography.

Blues musicians.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 740 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2019.

Summary:

Named one of the world's great blues-rock guitarists by Rolling Stone, Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981) remains beloved by fans nearly 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.

Contents:

Part I Guitar King

Chapter 1 Social Misfit p. 9

Chapter 2 North Shore Hotshot p. 16

Chapter 3 Folk Fanatic p. 36

Chapter 4 Marriage, the Pickle, and Big Joe p. 54

Chapter 5 Old Town p. 82

Chapter 6 Auditioning for Hammond p. 97

Chapter 7 Big John's and the Group p. 116

Chapter 8 Butterfield Blues p. 136

Chapter 9 Plugging in at Newport p. 160

Chapter 10 Electrifying Dylan p. 186

Part II His Holy Modal Majesty

Chapter 11 On the Road with Butter p. 217

Chapter 12 East-West p. 241

Chapter 13 Blues to Britain p. 265

Chapter 14 Hoisting the Flag p. 290

Chapter 15 Music, Love, and Flowers p. 314

Chapter 16 Groovin' Is Easy p. 347

Chapter 17 Another Country p. 369

Chapter 18 Shucks and Sessions p. 395

Part III Knockin Myself Out

Chapter 19 Entertainer No More p. 433

Chapter 20 Live Adventures p. 456

Chapter 21 Michael's Lament p. 480

Chapter 22 Stoned Leisure p. 509

Chapter 23 Reed Street p. 532

Chapter 24 Loving These Blues p. 562

Chapter 25 Count Talent p. 588

Chapter 26 Last Call p. 618.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 701-706), discography (pages 707-709), and index.

ISBN:

9781477318775

1477318771

OCLC:

1091235299

Publisher Number:

40029519784