Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield's Life in the Blues
- Author: Dann, David
[Dann] restores Bloomfield to the prominence he once enjoyed, careful to avoid hagiography as he documents the musician's rise to glory and swift, heartbreaking (but seemingly inevitable) demise — More…
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Contents
- Prologue
- Part I. Guitar King
- Chapter 1. Social Misfit
- Chapter 2. North Shore Hotshot
- Chapter 3. Folk Fanatic
- Chapter 4. Marriage, the Pickle, and Big Joe
- Chapter 5. Old Town
- Chapter 6. Auditioning for Hammond
- Chapter 7. Big John's and the Group
- Chapter 8. Butterfield Blues
- Chapter 9. Plugging in at Newport
- Chapter 10. Electrifying Dylan
- Part II. His Holy Modal Majesty
- Chapter 11. On the Road with Butter
- Chapter 12. East-West
- Chapter 13. Blues to Britain
- Chapter 14. Hoisting the Flag
- Chapter 15. Music, Love, and Flowers
- Chapter 16. Groovin' Is Easy
- Chapter 17. Another Country
- Chapter 18. Shucks and Sessions
- Part III. Knockin' Myself Out
- Chapter 19. Entertainer No More
- Chapter 20. Live Adventures
- Chapter 21. Michael's Lament
- Chapter 22. Stoned Leisure
- Chapter 23. Reed Street
- Chapter 24. Loving These Blues
- Chapter 25. Count Talent
- Chapter 26. Last Call
- Epilogue: Great Gifts from Heaven
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Additional Resources
- Recordings
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Index