American blues guitarist from Chicago, a leading figure of the 1960s blues revival. Known for work with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag and collaborations with Al Kooper and Bob Dylan. Praised for his touch and improvisational range; struggled with health and substance issues and died in 1981 in San Francisco.

Bloomfield rose to prominence in the early 1960s on the Chicago scene, played on Bob Dylan's electric sessions (including Highway 61 Revisited), was a key member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, contributed to the raga-inflected "East-West," and later recorded Super Session with Al Kooper. Reviews highlight his live performances (Fillmore West) and posthumous compilations.

Reviews on DeBaser present Mike Bloomfield as a central figure of the 1960s American blues revival. Critics praise his sensitive touch, improvisational reach (notably on "East-West" and Super Session) and his live intensity. Several pieces also document his health struggles and premature death in 1981.

For:Fans of blues, guitar aficionados, listeners of 1960s rock and roots music

 The Blues is the most genuine revelation of what one feels in the soul, a form of language without boundaries and limits, truly understood by those who manage to find it in every musical expression.

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 "Sometimes a journalist would come to me and say that he didn't think there was a white man who could really play the blues well, white people couldn't have lived the same life experiences as black people. I'd look him in the face and reply that maybe he'd never heard people like Mike Bloomfield play..."

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 If you're looking for something different, this is definitely not the album for you. But if you want to hear a GOD on guitar and intense vocal performances, this is the album for you!!!

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