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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. Bloomfield formed the Electric Flag in 1967, [1] following his stint with the Butterfield Blues Band.
The album was somewhat of a failure in the charts, much to the disappointment of Bloomfield, who had worked hard on it. [ citation needed ] His disappointment was worsened by the success of the Al Kooper directed Super Session , which, featuring Bloomfield, charted much higher than A Long Time Comin' despite having been recorded over a period ...
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]
An American Music Band was the second album by the band the Electric Flag, released in 1968. Band founding member Mike Bloomfield had earlier left the group and did not perform on this release. Overview
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]
George Allen "Buddy" Miles Jr. (September 5, 1947 – February 26, 2008) was an American composer, drummer, guitarist, vocalist and producer. He was a founding member of the Electric Flag (1967), a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys (1969–1970), founder and leader of the Buddy Miles Express and later, the Buddy Miles Band.
Members of the Chicago-based blues-rock band The Electric Flag, active 1967-74. ... Mike Bloomfield; Harvey Brooks (bassist) F. Michael Fonfara; G. Barry Goldberg;
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.