in the mid 70 s mike played in bakersfield ca. with nick gravivtes banb i had the pleasure of beening his driver for the event i was only 19 orv 20 at the time the lasting impresion of a cool caring person mike you made the blues thank you mike for the blues
Bob Hoffman As someone who loves Bloomfield, I have to respectfully disagree. Mike never wanted to be famous, so I doubt he would have ever been "popular" to the general public. I mean, he was 37 when he died, not like he was 22 or something. He was playing local clubs and pubs. Like Peter Green, his fame and popularity will be with amongst blues aficionados and guitar players.
Nick B in his time Mike Bloomfield was much more popular than Eric Clapton. Mike Bloomfield had a huge effect on the entire San Francisco sound and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band ripped everyone's heads apart out here in 1966 and 67.
ZINEDINE, THANK YOU! Michael was so incredible. I spoke to him at the Music Hall in Atlanta when he was there with Nick G and Mark Naftalin, Roger Morton on bass. Absolutely unpretentious and so friendly - my only regret was not telling him how much his playing had inspired me and still does. But how do you? Timeless music, man!
Terence, thanks so much for this! Mike's playing on this number is right up there with "Stop" off Super Session. PM me or let me know if there is a way to get the full show. Even the bootleg doesn't include this. All the Best
I fell in love with this guys blues licks, I thought they were killer. Super session album (live) blew me away. Especially 59'th St. Bridge song. I don't know why, maybe it was the bending techniques... yeh that was it. he had killer dynamics...
@ZINEDINE05 You are exactly right, it was abandoned at the Cave nightclub in Vancouver around 1974.....read the June, 2011 issue of Vintage Guitar to get the whole story. According to them, the guitar changed hands several times and is now owned by an anonymous private collector in the Toronto area.
Thanks for posting Zinedine05, amazing stuff. I bought Essential Blues in Chicago in 94 and never looked back. Mike and Danny Gatton are my two favourite madmen of all time, it's more than blues, it's the blues........i hope y'all dig some blues, here's some blues........
I beleive Claptons was a 1960.Beck had two sunbursts,one was stripped down had a broken headstock repair and replaced neck.The other beautiful burst was stolen in the early 70's and the Chicago guitar player who bought it allegedly claims he called Beck & Beck said he did not want it back. Ironically the guy who bought it was a Beck fanatic. I have pictures of the guitar. I am not sure why Beck would not want it back.The guy may have made the story up so people wold not think he was an asshole
There's a live recording of Mike jamming with Johnny Winter. Any guitarist who's got the balls to share the sane stage with Johnny had better be good! Michael is every bit in Johnny's league, they are a match par excellance..!!!
Actually Mike helped introduce the world to Johnny: Bloomfield stepped up to the microphone and, as I remember it, told a story about encountering this musician from Texas - “the baddest motherfucker” - the night before at a Manhattan rock club, Steve Paul’s The Scene. And then Bloomfield introduced “Johnny Winters,” adding an S to his name. The following week, Johnny Winter was signed to a recording contract by some Columbia Records execs who had come to the Fillmore to see Super Session, a Columbia act. The buzz built rapidly from there.
this picture is from the early 70's. mike got rid of his goldtop around 66.if you look closely you can see the scratch on the body of the guitar that he had on his 59 les paul.yes it looks like a smaller les paul,but i think its because of the angle the photo was taken at.
@ZINEDINE05 Hi - don't take this bad, but Mike actually did play another Les paul, it was one his guitar teacher gave him - from his own words = see you tube video "Mike Bloomfield Interview" this video is one showing Mike holding his 1959 sunburst and taking about bursts and his first les paul (a black one)
no i think its thew the goldtop not that you mention it it looks a little smaller and also like a gold top 1 haha.. thanks for the vid and reply peace..
There is actually a little more to it than that. Mike was a no-show for the actual show. When he came to the club the owner had confiscated it as compensation despite protests from Mike. I assume some coked-out arse-hole played awful blues on it in Vancouver, the lower mainland and other parts of Western Canada ad infinitum.
I know it's a mystery what happened to that '59, but any ideas? Also what about Claptons' '59, whatever happened to that? We know what happened to Peter Greens' - What about Jeff Becks' where the hell is that one
Jeff Beck's Gold Top is now the Oxblood , he painted it. oops. Clapton's was stolen. Al Kooper might have Mike's guitar... who knows, is that a Jew Fro mike has ?
One of the great bluesmen from too long ago. Telling my sons about music like it used to be. Glad Mike's stuff lives on. Thanks for this.
in the mid 70 s mike played in bakersfield ca. with nick gravivtes banb i had the pleasure of beening his driver for the event i was only 19 orv 20 at the time the lasting impresion of a cool caring person mike you made the blues
thank you mike for the blues
Mike and Nick together were a powerhouse! Cool!
The greatest!! Had he lived, he would be as popular as Eric Clapton, B B King, .... Never heard anyone like him!!!
Bob Hoffman As someone who loves Bloomfield, I have to respectfully disagree. Mike never wanted to be famous, so I doubt he would have ever been "popular" to the general public. I mean, he was 37 when he died, not like he was 22 or something. He was playing local clubs and pubs. Like Peter Green, his fame and popularity will be with amongst blues aficionados and guitar players.
Nick B in his time Mike Bloomfield was much more popular than Eric Clapton. Mike Bloomfield had a huge effect on the entire San Francisco sound and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band ripped everyone's heads apart out here in 1966 and 67.
ZINEDINE, THANK YOU! Michael was so incredible. I spoke to him at the Music Hall in Atlanta when he was there with Nick G and Mark Naftalin, Roger Morton on bass. Absolutely unpretentious and so friendly - my only regret was not telling him how much his playing had inspired me and still does. But how do you? Timeless music, man!
Mike Bloomfield, the best there ever was
Once again, Zinedine, you have made my day. Nobody but nobody builds lyrical blues lines like Bloomfield.
this solo blows my mind everytime i hear it! al kooper and barry golberg are playing with mike on this track.i dont think i posted the band info!
Terence, thanks so much for this! Mike's playing on this number is right up there with "Stop" off Super Session. PM me or let me know if there is a way to get the full show. Even the bootleg doesn't include this. All the Best
I fell in love with this guys blues licks, I thought they were killer. Super session album (live) blew me away. Especially 59'th St. Bridge song. I don't know why, maybe it was the bending techniques... yeh that was it. he had killer dynamics...
Grande Senhor na guitarra Mike Bloomfield Inesquecivel.
The good die young...
Live At New York's Bottom Line, Cabaret, (March 31st, 1974).
I read somewhere (possibly Wikipedia) that Peter gave his Les to Garry Moore, who had been one of his most devoted and accomplished disciples.
un fenomeno .. .. lo escucho siempre q guitarrista ...
@ZINEDINE05 You are exactly right, it was abandoned at the Cave nightclub in Vancouver around 1974.....read the June, 2011 issue of Vintage Guitar to get the whole story. According to them, the guitar changed hands several times and is now owned by an anonymous private collector in the Toronto area.
hey man, ive posted unchain my heart,dont you lie to me,glamour girl , and sweet sweet lovin ,etc...
from this show.glad youre digging the music!
Thank You !!! 👍🙋🏻♂️
Thanks for posting Zinedine05, amazing stuff. I bought Essential Blues in Chicago in 94 and never looked back. Mike and Danny Gatton are my two favourite madmen of all time, it's more than blues, it's the blues........i hope y'all dig some blues, here's some blues........
Damn, Mike, damn.
Craftsman at work!
Mike abandoned the 59 at a club in Vancouver.He didnt do the show and the rumor is that the owner of the club kept it.
Over the top opening, just over the top ... !
Cool clip! "Jellyroll's" also singing & playing bass in this one too...Nice!
Best ever
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Eric Clapton once said his replacement 1960 Les Paul (with the Bigsby tailpiece and whammy bar) was stolen during the sessions for Fresh Cream . . .
Thank you Zinedine... i don't know you... But I like you.
@ZINEDINE05 '54 goldtop, you mean, no? It had P90s and the wraparound tailpiece on it with no bridge. (And, a control knob missing . . . ) ;)
I beleive Claptons was a 1960.Beck had two sunbursts,one was stripped down had a broken headstock repair and replaced neck.The other beautiful burst was stolen in the early 70's and the Chicago guitar player who bought it allegedly claims he called Beck & Beck said he did not want it back. Ironically the guy who bought it was a Beck fanatic. I have pictures of the guitar. I am not sure why Beck would not want it back.The guy may have made the story up so people wold not think he was an asshole
its his 1959 sunburst! the only other les paul he was known to use was a 1957 goldtop and that was before he acquired his 59.
I heard another very similar version of that story from a different source, a guy that knows the low down on a lot of this kind of stuff.
There's a live recording of Mike jamming with Johnny Winter. Any guitarist who's got the balls to share the sane stage with Johnny had better be good! Michael is every bit in Johnny's league, they are a match par excellance..!!!
Actually Mike helped introduce the world to Johnny: Bloomfield stepped up to the microphone and, as I remember it, told a story about encountering this musician from Texas - “the baddest motherfucker” - the night before at a Manhattan rock club, Steve Paul’s The Scene. And then Bloomfield introduced “Johnny Winters,” adding an S to his name. The following week, Johnny Winter was signed to a recording contract by some Columbia Records execs who had come to the Fillmore to see Super Session, a Columbia act. The buzz built rapidly from there.
@@timo.6634 LIVE AT FILLMORE EAST That is a true fact
@@timo.6634 That live cut - "Winters" is singing for the dough (he knew who was in the crowd) but Bloomfield stole the show
Yeah, Bloomfield introduced him as one mad MF listen to song on live at fillmore east.
this picture is from the early 70's. mike got rid of his goldtop around 66.if you look closely you can see the scratch on the body of the guitar that he had on his 59 les paul.yes it looks like a smaller les paul,but i think its because of the angle the photo was taken at.
Dan Erlewine has Mike's old goldtop. They swapped guitars, Mike got Dan's 59 Burst and Dan got the Goldtop.
@ZINEDINE05 Hi - don't take this bad, but Mike actually did play another Les paul, it was one his guitar teacher gave him - from his own words = see you tube video "Mike Bloomfield Interview" this video is one showing Mike holding his 1959 sunburst and taking about bursts and his first les paul (a black one)
no i think its thew the goldtop not that you mention it it looks a little smaller and also like a gold top 1 haha.. thanks for the vid and reply peace..
There is actually a little more to it than that. Mike was a no-show for the actual show. When he came to the club the owner had confiscated it as compensation despite protests from Mike. I assume some coked-out arse-hole played awful blues on it in Vancouver, the lower mainland and other parts of Western Canada ad infinitum.
Since the 59s were so good I dont see why gibson just doesnt fucking make more.
hey man, whats that les paul at 6:00.. year and type please))..
youre going to get in some BLUE TROUBLE with all of the Greeny fans ! lol
Hey, sorry, Roger, my memory conflated "Jelly Roll" with "Morton" - instead of your last name, Troy. Either way, you got it covered on vocals, man!
I know it's a mystery what happened to that '59, but any ideas? Also what about Claptons' '59, whatever happened to that? We know what happened to Peter Greens' - What about Jeff Becks' where the hell is that one
Does this song really named it Blue Trouble? I cant find it anywhere, even in a music database
actually, clapton's was a '60, with the "fast," or slim neck (the '59 had the thick baseball bat neck)...
Does anyone know who's on this recording with Mr. Bloomfield?
the line-up is announced by Mr. Bloomfield himself at the end of the cut...
Thanks a bunch!
Bo Salisbury
Clapton had a 59 but he lost it while he was doing the beano album and so he switched to a 60 for a more similar sound
Love 'em both but Michael took Ol' Johnny to school that night
Carlos Santana owns it now I believe.
And I believe Jeff Beck owned more than one.
Jeff Beck's Gold Top is now the Oxblood , he painted it. oops. Clapton's was stolen. Al Kooper might have Mike's guitar... who knows, is that a Jew Fro mike has ?
Love Mikes solo but vocals at the end r dynamite