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Mike Bloomfield

Musician
Forblues fans, guitar players, dylan-era explorers, and 60s–70s rock listeners.
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The Profile

Mike Bloomfield was a Chicago-born American blues guitarist known for his work with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited sessions and Newport ’65, The Electric Flag, and the Al Kooper collaboration Super Session. A key figure in the 1960s American blues revival, he died in 1981.

Noted for fluid phrasing, soulful tone, and cross-genre improvisation; featured on Dylan’s Like a Rolling Stone and Tombstone Blues; central to East-West with the Butterfield band; co-founded The Electric Flag; co-led Super Session with Al Kooper.

Four glowing DeBaser reviews frame Mike Bloomfield as a pivotal blues guitarist of the 60s–70s. Highlights include Super Session, the Fillmore West live set, and the Essential Blues anthology. Reviewers praise his touch, tone, and role in the American blues revival alongside Dylan, Butterfield, and Electric Flag. The mood is celebratory, with multiple five-star ratings.

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