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Michael Bernard Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981) was an American blues guitarist and composer. Born in Chicago , he became one of the first popular music stars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess, as he rarely sang before 1969. [ 1 ]
Michael Bloomfield may refer to: Michael J. Bloomfield (born 1959), American astronaut; Mike Bloomfield (1943–1981), American guitarist This page was last edited on ...
The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper is a double album recorded at the Fillmore West venue; the album is a successor to the studio album Super Session, which included Stephen Stills in addition to Bloomfield and Kooper, and had achieved commercial and critical success earlier in 1968.
Michael John "Bloomer" Bloomfield (born March 16, 1959) [1] is an American former astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. Early life and education
It's Not Killing Me is the debut solo album by American blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield. [2] It was released in 1969 through Columbia Records. [3] Following his success with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Electric Flag, and in the Super Session recordings with Al Kooper, Bloomfield teamed up with former colleagues to record this largely self-written album.
Nicholas George Gravenites (/ ɡ r æ v ɪ ˈ n aɪ t ɪ s / grav-ih-NY-tis; [1] October 2, 1938 – September 18, 2024) was an American blues, rock and folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his work with Electric Flag (as their lead singer), Janis Joplin, Mike Bloomfield, and several influential bands and individuals of the generation springing from the 1960s and 1970s. [2]
The Electric Flag was an American blues/rock/soul band from Chicago, led by guitarist Mike Bloomfield, keyboardist Barry Goldberg and drummer Buddy Miles, and featuring other musicians such as vocalist Nick Gravenites and bassist Harvey Brooks.
Gravenites, who was born in Chicago, first performed the song when in a duo with guitarist Mike Bloomfield, playing in clubs in the city in the early 1960s. When Bloomfield joined the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, he insisted that the band record it. [1]