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by Ed Ward; Foreword by Billy F. Gibbons

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From the publisher

This is the definitive biography of the legendary guitarist whom Muddy Waters and B. B. King held in high esteem and who created the prototype for Clapton, Hendrix, Page, and those who followed. Bloomfield was a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, which inspired a generation of white blues players; he played with Bob Dylan in the mid-1960s, when his guitar was a central component of Dylan's new rock sound on "Like a Rolling Stone." He then founded the Electric Flag, recorded Super Session with Al Kooper, backed Janis Joplin, and released at least twenty other albums despite debilitating substance abuse. This book, based on extensive interviews with Bloomfield himself and with those who knew him best, and including an extensive discography and Bloomfield's memorable 1968 Rolling Stone interview, is an intimate portrait of one of the pioneers of rock guitar.

Details

Title Michael Bloomfield: The Rise and Fall of an American Guitar Hero
Author Ed Ward; Foreword by Billy F. Gibbons
Binding Paperback
Pages 296
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Chicago Review Press
Features Limited Edition
ISBN 9780912777788 / 0912777788
Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
Dimensions 8.7 x 5.6 x 0.9 in (22.10 x 14.22 x 2.29 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
Category Biography / Autobiography
Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Ed Ward has been the "rock 'n' roll historian" for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross since its inception, and has contributed over 500 stories to it. He helped found the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference, was on one of the early staffs at Rolling Stone and has written for Creem, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He lives in Austin, Texas. Billy F. Gibbons is the guitarist and lead vocalist of ZZ Top. He lives in Los Angeles.