b. July 28, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, USA d. San Francisco, California, February 15, 1981, by drug overdose. Respected for his fluid guitar playing, Bloomfield knew and played with many of Chicago's blues legends even before he achieved his own fame, and was one of the primary influences on the mid-to-late 1960s revival of classic Chicago and other styles of blues music. In 2003 he was ranked at number 22 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Unlike contemporaries such as Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck, Bloomfield rarely experimented with feedback and distortion, preferring a loud but clean, almost chiming sound with a healthy amount of reverb. Gibson has since released a Michael Bloomfield Les Paul—replicating his 1959 Standard—in recognition of his effect on the blues genre, on helping to influence the revived production of the guitar, and on many other guitarists.
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January 31, 1981
The Catalyst
Santa Cruz, California, United States1. Dark Road Blues
2. Mean Mistreater
3. I Don't Know
4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out(Jimmy Cox cover)
5. Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues(Jim Jackson cover)
6. TB Blues
7. Country Mechanic
8. Frankie and Johnny([traditional] cover)
9. Feel So Good
10. Come On in My Kitchen(Robert Johnson cover)
December 12, 1980
Chester Town Meeting House
Chester, Connecticut, United States1. Sloppy Drunk
2. Women Lovin' Each Other
3. Now You're Gone
4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out(Jimmy Cox cover)
5. I Think He's Hiding
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7. That's Why I Love Mankind
8. Nelly Bly
9. Come Back Baby
10. Grave Train
11. Snowblind
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14. Reflections In the Water
15. Night Soil
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18. Over the Rainbow(Harold Arlen cover)
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September 24, 1980
Musikforum
Uppsala, Uppsala County, SwedenSeptember 23, 1980
Mariahissen
Stockholm, Stockholm County, SwedenSeptember 18, 1980
Stadio Comunale
Florence, Tuscany, Italy1. She's Gone, Gone Gone
2. Alabama Women Blues(Leroy Carr cover)
3. New Minglewood Blues
4. Bartender's Blues
5. Trying to Get to You
6. Soike Driver's Moan
7. Frankie and Johnny([traditional] cover)
8. Jesus On the Mainline
9. Louise
10. At the Cross
11. Great Dreams From Heaven
12. Finger Fat
13. Knockin' Myself Out(Lil Green cover)
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instrumental15. We Shall Overcome([traditional] cover)
1. Gonna Need Somebody on My Bond
2. Country Mechanic
September 15, 1980
PalaRuffini
Turin, Piedmont, Italyincomplete setlist
1. Dark Road Blues
2. Prison Bound Blues
3. Shake, Rattle and Roll(Big Joe Turner & His Blues Kings cover)
4. Five Long Years
5. Don't You Lie to Me(Tampa Red cover)
6. Junker Blues(Champion Jack Dupree cover)
September 14, 1980
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1. Knockin' Myself Out(Lil Green cover)
2. Gonna Need Somebody on My Bond
September 12, 1980
1. Dark Road Blues
2. Prison Bound Blues
3. Have You Seen Somebody
4. Bartender's Blues
5. Knockin' Myself Out(Lil Green cover)
6. Trying to Get to You
7. You Better Watch Yourself(Lightnin’ Hopkins cover)
8. Frankie and Johnny([traditional] cover)
9. Feel So Good
10. In a Brand New Auromobile
11. Finger Fat
12. Louise
13. Great Dreams From Heaven
14. Gonna Need Somebody on My Bond
15. Shake, Rattle and Roll(Big Joe Turner & His Blues Kings cover)
September 9, 1980
Teatro Tenda
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyAugust 31, 1980
Parco Monte Stella
Milan, Lombardy, ItalyFebruary 20, 1979
Earth Tavern
Portland, Oregon, United States1. Big Chief(Professor Longhair cover)
2. Blue Ghost Blues(Lonnie Johnson cover)
3. Saturday Woman
4. You Took My Money
5. Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues(Jim Jackson cover)
6. Rock Me Baby(B.B. King cover)
7. Stand by Me(Ben E. King cover)
8. I Feel So Bad(Chuck Willis cover)
9. Movin' Down the Back Road Baby
January 22, 1979
Café Campus
Montreal, Quebec, CanadaJanuary 22, 1979
Café Campus
Montreal, Quebec, Canada2nd show
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Café Campus
Quebec City, Quebec, CanadaJanuary 19, 1979
The Alpine
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, CanadaNovember 9, 1978
Bodega
Campbell, California, United StatesOctober 28, 1978
My Father’s Place
Roslyn, New York, United States1. I Feel So Bad(Chuck Willis cover)
2. I'm Ready
3. Sweet Hurricane
4. Stand by Me(Ben E. King cover)
5. Same Ol' Boat
6. I'm a Guitar King
7. Great Changes
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instrumentalSeptember 30, 1978
The Sweetwater Cafe
Redondo Beach, California, United StatesSeptember 29, 1978
The Sweetwater Cafe
Redondo Beach, California, United StatesSeptember 27, 1978
Rancho Nicasio
Nicasio, California, United StatesMike Bloomfield has released 15+ albums. Some of their notable releases include The Gospel Truth, Live At McCabe's Guitar Workshop, January 1, 1977, From His Head To His Heart To His Hands. Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of Mike Bloomfield's most popular tracks include Stop, Albert's Shuffle, Cherry Red, Women Lovin' Each Other, Hully Gully. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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