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(You can find all 10 parts of this now-complete video bio by searching on "Michael Bloomfield Story") (Please note: YouTube has added commercials to these videos because it feels we have used copyrighted content in a way that violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. We want all our viewers to know we do NOT profit from these ads, nor do we condone them. We have decided to leave the videos on YouTube because we feel their educational purpose supersedes the inconvenience and inappropriateness of these promotional annoyances.) IN CELEBRATION OF Michael Bloomfield's 67th birthday anniversary, mikebloomfieldamericanmusic.com offers a video biography of the legendary guitarist, detailing his remarkable career with images, interview clips and music. Created by filmmakers Nick Lerman and Alex Wernquest, and site manager David Dann, this 10-part narrative begins with Bloomfield as a young, up-and-coming guitarist recording for John Hammond Sr., playing with Bob Dylan and joining the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. It then follows Michael as he creates the Electric Flag and performs to standing ovations at Monterey, records "Super Session" with Al Kooper and then pursues a career playing music on his own terms. Included are excerpts from previously unheard Bloomfield recordings as well as rare and seldom-seen photos of the guitarist. Please note that this video should not be confused with, and is not associated with, the soon to be completed feature documentary, "If You Love These Blues: The Life and Music of Mike Bloomfield," a Ravin' Films production. It is expected to be released in 2012.
Born on July 28, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died on February 15, 1981 in San Francisco, California, by drug overdose. Already at a young age Bloomfield knew and played with many of Chicago's blues legends, even before he achieved his own fame, He was one of the primary influences on the mid-to-late 1960s revival of classic Chicago and other styles of blues music. In 2003 Bloomfield was ranked at number 22 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time. Unlike contemporaries such ...
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