Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield''s Life in the Blues

Named one of the worlds great blues-rock guitarists by Rolling Stone, Mike Bloomfield (19431981) remains beloved by fans forty years after his untimely death. Taking readers backstage, onstage, and into the recording studio with this legendary virtuoso, David Dann tells the riveting stories behind Bloomfields work in the seminal Paul Butterfield Blues Band and the mesmerizing Electric Flag, as well as on the Super Session album with Al Kooper and Stephen Stills, Bob Dylans Highway 61 Revisited, and soundtrack work with Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson.

In vivid chapters drawn from meticulous research, including more than seventy interviews with the musicians friends, relatives, and band members, music historian David Dann brings to life Bloomfields worlds, from his comfortable upbringing in a Jewish family on Chicagos North Shore to the gritty taverns and raucous nightclubs where this self-taught guitarist helped transform the sound of contemporary blues and rock music. With scenes that are as electrifying as Bloomfields solos, this is the story of a life lived at full volume.