Michael Bloomfield discusses the qualities of the Les Paul "Sunburst," in a clip from "The Wizard of Waukesha" (1979).
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@pologallan78092 жыл бұрын
Loves his guitar so much that he can hardly get words out fast enough ❤️☄️
@Baci3024 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a cool dude with a great passion for his art. Such a shame he’s not still with us. RIP Mike
@guswalbolt93256 жыл бұрын
Great interview from one of the most influential guitar players in the mid-60's
@Sejoevia5 жыл бұрын
He and Elvin were so great together. East West blew me away! And the Work Song was incredible.
@lazur14 ай бұрын
PBBB's reunion@the"First Family Dog Reunion",'78: I heard Mike tell Paul: "That asshole's the reason I quit.", about Bishop, who was an ass that day.
@nathansaenz65992 ай бұрын
East West was the best LP l bought in '66.
@anonymousowl7211 ай бұрын
Wish there were more footage of Bloomfield like this out there…
@billyclub563 жыл бұрын
His guitar teacher gave him a LP... Musta seen some potential in him
@franz9093 жыл бұрын
Or maybe he was a fruiter.
@Ruefus3 жыл бұрын
@@franz909
@catholiccowboy85453 жыл бұрын
I owned an LP by the Ventures " Learn to play guitar" ... Maybe it's the same.
@hammer51562 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that the fretless wonders were really not a wanted guitars in those days.. the mid pickup was badly out of phase, and the frets sucked.. I might be wrong
@lazur14 ай бұрын
@@hammer5156 The original LP Custom had 2 single coil pickups.
@anthonyc18836 жыл бұрын
Wow, never heard him speak before seeing this clip. thanks.
@gg-ok4zc4 жыл бұрын
🤢
@SlimDavenport4 жыл бұрын
Some more Bloomfield talk - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnrVqWaDasZ_gpI
@michaelcelani83253 жыл бұрын
Well, I saw Mike in December of 1977 in Boulder Colorado at the old Tulagis bar on the Hill. $8 ticket...i sat down in the back...was crowd of maybe 60 people...no more...they had already started. I was a HUGE fan....anyway I could not see Mike...then I noticed two feet sticking out from behind the drum kit to the right of the stage. Someone was lying down at the back of the small stage ! It was Mike lying on his back playing guitar.. a Les Paul...they played a number of forgettable blues numbers. At the end of the show the crowd left quickly as did the band members....it was just me and Mike...he walked right by me and we looked at each other...but I could not find any words to say! Neither did he. Makes me sad now to have been so silent. One of my many regrets. I didn't know he had a drug problem. He is gone, and I am still hear....he was a great great guitar player.
@hamzadawud3 жыл бұрын
He speaks on a lot of his albums, especially the live ones and If You Love These Blues.
@roadrocket73 жыл бұрын
@@michaelcelani8325 Changing the subject here, are you related to Sharon Celani, the long time backup singer for Stevie Nicks? Just wondering. Thanks. I'm a fan and a huge Bloomfield fan as well. Also, there are several photos of Mike Bloomfield laying on his back, playing his Les Paul. Guess he was in his "comfort zone" there. You are very lucky to have gotten that close to a legend. Don't feel bad about not speaking to Mike. What CAN you say other than "Hi" or "Nice playing, man". Been in the same situation with some of my musical heroes. Just in awe and speechless, I reckon.
@sammonaco54004 жыл бұрын
Mike Bloomfield was outstanding on the Electric Flag album he really influenced me on playing guitar. also the Super Session album R.I .P Mike. Bloomfield
@spibach3 жыл бұрын
I quit playing trombone in my high school band in 67 because Mike Bloomfield was playing with Paul Butterfield about 10 miles from where I was supposed to be marching around a football field at half time. A little over a year later I sold the trombone and bought a brand new 68 gold top Les Paul.
@RamonesFan2013 жыл бұрын
Damn! You still have it?
@billyboy10933 жыл бұрын
That was the first year since 1960 that they were produced, much better than the LP Deluxe that came out in 1970 and worth much more, good move!
@Ram-by2gz2 жыл бұрын
I sold my Olds trombone in 1971 which I played through 7-12 grade in orchestra and the band from 1959 - 1964 after getting a white telecaster in 1971.
@patrickdoring71494 жыл бұрын
The only downside to this clip is that it is not long enough.
@gg-ok4zc4 жыл бұрын
😨
@Tonetwisters3 жыл бұрын
And he isn't playing at all ...
@roadrocket73 жыл бұрын
Never seen this before, of course I hadn't seen the Les Paul bio/doc. Just to see Michael talking and in the flesh is such a super treat. And, yes, he does "play" a little bit...just fooling around and teasing us. Just the brief seconds, he's brilliant.
@jsteed443 жыл бұрын
Not just an amazing player but well spoken too
@anonymousowl723 жыл бұрын
Always watch this and keep hoping magically there will be additional footage...
@sidgriffin8135 жыл бұрын
Mike Bloomfield was such a great player. I bow in his direction three times a day.
@steveburchfield55763 жыл бұрын
HE MARRIED THE DEVIL HERSELF AND SHE USED HEROIN TO MURDER HIM !!! THEY JACKED OFF FOR SATAN!!! STILL ARE!!!
@janetowens72883 жыл бұрын
@@steveburchfield5576 what the hell are you blabbering about.
@hollygolightly7475 Жыл бұрын
🥂
@lesterpaul96574 жыл бұрын
I also liked him with his Telecaster playing with Dylan on the Newport Festival ( Maggies Farm, Like a rolling stone).
@TheHumbuckerboy3 жыл бұрын
@Halli Day I always associate him more with the Tele.
@shobudski67763 жыл бұрын
@Halli Day I don't. He didn't either, hence his change to the Les Paul.
@justinvernal5 жыл бұрын
Every day guy with a pile of talent .Greatness
@jerrydixon76354 жыл бұрын
In his prime he was the best my all time favorite wish he was still here
@voxpathfinder15r3 жыл бұрын
Fender tried making a guitar for jazz players and it didn’t take, but became a pretty popular guitar to this day among the indie crowd. Gibson tried making a guitar for jazz players and it didn’t take and ended up being a rock icon. The moral of the story is try designing an instrument for jazz players! It won’t take with them, but it will get popular!
@Knight146492 жыл бұрын
The gibson byrdland, the es 355, the several others in that class. The fender jazz master…
@nelsonlugo452 жыл бұрын
Fender Jaguar
@lazur14 ай бұрын
@@nelsonlugo45 Jaguar's a short-scale, 24". Teles, Strats, & Jazzmasters are 25.5". 24" doesn't sound as good as 25.5". If you bend a string on a Jaguar, it pops off the bridge, not good for blues.
@lazur14 ай бұрын
There have been a few old-school jazz guitarists who used telecasters.
@lazur14 ай бұрын
@@Knight14649 Byrdland's a short-scale, 23.5", 3/4-depth jazz guitar, designed by Billy Byrd & Hank Garland . I don't know if they had small hands, but that'd be an incentive. Usually rock players don't use guitars like this because they feed back, but Ted Nugent used feedback effectively w/a Byrdland. I've seen more jazz players use Teles than Byrdlands or 335/345/355's.
@aliensporebomb6 жыл бұрын
I sure wish the entire clip was available. Cool to hear him talk about the guitar.
@johnhulsker91233 жыл бұрын
A lotta speedfreaks in those days,
@kathrynfauble90533 жыл бұрын
@John Hulsker You are not saying anything about addiction and recovery. What ARE you saying? You are saying, “A lotta speed freaks in those days.” You say the words “a lot of” in a sloppy way. Drug use ruins the English language in the United States.
@dannyhood88573 жыл бұрын
@@kathrynfauble9053 People use amphetamines
@florpcorp3 ай бұрын
@@johnhulsker9123 a lotta dumb useless fucks in these days (you)
@waderivers33044 жыл бұрын
This guy was an incredible blues guitarist. His record with Al Kooper and Stephen Stills is still on of the best all time blues albums.
@steveperry13444 жыл бұрын
definitely.
@michaelohara58614 жыл бұрын
You do know he didn't show for the session that day so Al Kooper called Stephen they didn't play together.
@waderivers33044 жыл бұрын
Michael ohara Yep I knew, still an incredible album and for Stills I think his greatest.
@steveperry13444 жыл бұрын
@@michaelohara5861 i kinda always thought mike was on one side of the record and stephen on the other side, does that sound right? i have the cd and the original record is somewhere in my collection of stuff. it's one record i can't part with.
@jimquinn48564 жыл бұрын
@@steveperry1344 That's right - Mike Bloomfield did one side with his amazing version of "Stop" as the standout track. For whatever reason he wasn't around for the whole session so Stills filled in and completed the second side of the album
@RJD03144 жыл бұрын
I would love to see all of this video! Thank you for sharing what you have!
@Farsider39553 жыл бұрын
Amazing, amazing musician. This is unbelievable..... what a great video clip to make available to the rest of us aspiring guitarist! 👍🏽..... what most people don’t know is that he was adamant that the Tele was THE “holy grail”. Once you’ve mastered the Telecaster, you then have the solid foundation to make your choice of guitar//amp configurations that define “your signature sound”. He most admired those who stayed with the Tele..... but he was the most open-minded to those who went in different directions. He set the standard - no doubt.
@Jonathan-L3 жыл бұрын
So much important history in this video clip. I'm glad I found it.
@john-zw9rw4 жыл бұрын
So nice to see a healthy mike..... the best players in the world....Honor Bloomfield.... see you on the other side brother............ I better listen to Mary Anne
@brownsfan77534 жыл бұрын
How cool to hear and see him talking about the Les Paul!!
@sandytrunks4 жыл бұрын
Damn! Wish there was more of this interview to watch. Thanks for what you posted. :)
@lazur13 жыл бұрын
For young rock guitarists, Mike opened up the concept taking real solos, & of using exotic scales, inventing the 'jam band' concept, (most notably the Grateful Dead, who were a very different band before they heard 'EastWest'). The PBBB at one point seemed to have as many imitators playing clubs as the Beatles or Stones. He strongly promoted the older blues musicians who influenced him, reinvigorating careers for BB King & many others, in the larger rock venues. The 'Electric Flag' preceded the rock horn sections of Chicago & BST. In spite of inspiring many of today's great players, his 'thinking-ahead' phrasing has never been completely successfully duplicated.
@mikeyohe47504 ай бұрын
Amen. You are speaking truth.
@paulplumeri32646 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest! RIP Mike
@Tonetwisters4 жыл бұрын
Far out! Dude was just so down to earth. How very cool.
@damianedwards8827 Жыл бұрын
You can tell Bloomfield just adores playing guitar. Gleeful as a kid. But gritty and raw in his blues
@rickolson77756 жыл бұрын
cool post, he was my favorite. Copied him as much as I could.
@DreKC6 жыл бұрын
Very well spoken
@edinburghtumuran9164 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest blues guitarists ever graced the rock scene!
@ToldAlthea4 жыл бұрын
@ Edinburgh. And I’ve had to explain, and demonstrate that fact over and over here in Boston, Ma. I’ve turned many people on to Bloomfield’s genius. But your regular joe on the street has no f’n idea about PBBB or Elvin or Michael. It’s odd.
@JonMackenzieGuitarist4 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhh this is so cool, I want more!
@gtrjay554 жыл бұрын
In England, Clapton wanted a Guitar like Freddie Kings. He couldn't find a goldtop so got burst .Live shows and the Beano album with Mayall and the rest is history. Stay safe God bless, Rock on.
@richtfingers4 жыл бұрын
John Hearn Exactly!
@Ledprostate4 жыл бұрын
Master of blues phrasing
@lastofthe4horsemen2792 жыл бұрын
Like he was just getting warmed up.Love you Mike What a guy!Always so enthused about guitarz!Childlike Wonder from a Master
@5150show8 ай бұрын
Incredible
@Barnekkid3 жыл бұрын
I saw this guy play live, up close. I remember him as being rather intense and focused.
@stevehughes15104 жыл бұрын
Good video............. thanks!!
@michaelscales59964 жыл бұрын
Saw Mike play with Paul Butterfield in 1966.He was so good, I gave up playing for weeks as I felt so clumsy.He was like lightning and he was the best I've ever seen. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band were superb,Pauĺ was a brilliant harp player.
@gg-ok4zc4 жыл бұрын
mi scappa da pisciare
@michaelcelani83253 жыл бұрын
Oh Yeah ! Butterfield on harmonica was just....Dynamic ! Just great...self confident...and that fat sound he got was perfect ...and unique. They had a special energy that is SO rare.
@michaelscales59963 жыл бұрын
@@gg-ok4zc Go and have one then !
@gg-ok4zc3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelscales5996 💩
@lazur14 ай бұрын
You're lucky.Mike left the PBBBB February,'67.
@cromm227910 ай бұрын
An under appreciated Legend!! R.I.P.
@bishlap3 жыл бұрын
The perfect guitar for the perfect player... Mike's playing on Butterfield band live is as good as anything that came out of Britain's blues invasion. RIP MIKE.
@mikeyohe47504 ай бұрын
Bloomfield and Clapton. Both found their true voice on Gibsons.
@lazur14 ай бұрын
I love EC on LPs, but 99% of his playing's on Strats..
@maxbonaccorsi79074 жыл бұрын
This made me happy. Him talking about the process of realizing that the les Paul is great is crazy to me cause it’s a given to all of us these days
@TheRealChrisLopez4 жыл бұрын
I wish someone would give me a Les Paul haha. Used to have one, traded a Strat for it but had to sell it. Playing on a strat now modded all to hell, humbuckers aftermarket fat Gibson scale neck, a monstrosity of wires under the guard. I love listening to his enthusiasm talking about his guitar as if he were talking about how he first met his wife or something.
@peonwarrior3 жыл бұрын
after all those years and those videos watching; I finally got myself a LP R9.. best guitar I've ever played
@soerenguitarlessons99474 жыл бұрын
I am very soon going to buy one of these 60´s Les Paul reissue. I already play on a American special Tele, but I think the Les Paul with its very own and different dark bluesy sound will be a perfect match/combination for me. Inspiring to see Bloomfield discussing how he discovered this guitar. Thanks for loading.
@lazyrrr24114 жыл бұрын
Wise move 👌 a Tele & a LesPaul and you've got it ALL ❕
@yantheyam56224 жыл бұрын
Just play any guitar.
@mononoaware19604 жыл бұрын
I can’t stress enough how happy it makes me to see so many Bloomfield fans!! He is my biggest influence as a guitarist along with Peter Green and Roy Buchanan. I try my hardest day in and day out to keep their legacies alive and well while trying to remain original in the process. I’ll never forget hearing East West when I was 18 (24 now) and being totally mind blown. It really opened up a new world for me and showed me just how far improvisation could go. It taught me all about the Phrygian mode, Eastern melodies, and really helped me expand my playing out of the basic pentatonic and blues boxes. Not that there’s anything wrong with those of course, especially if you use them the right way and creatively. I find it very inspiring that a straight up blues cat like Michael really branched out into that territory. Work Song and His Holy Modal Majesty are my other favorite tracks that showcase that side of his playing. From what I understand East West was the first track that showcased psychedelic jamming that bands like the Dead, Allman Bros, Cream, and basically every band from San Fran at that time would later be known for. Thanks for all the inspiration Mike, may you Rest In Peace.
@scansoeto37974 жыл бұрын
Love the passion. I can definitely relate to what ur saying. I myself started listening at the same age, now 25. All I can tell is that Bloomfield had a huge impact on my playing. He had dynamics as no other, check his west-side album tho
@rhmayer14 жыл бұрын
Elvin Bishop also shined on East-West. Like you, loved that album when I discovered it in my youth.
@mononoaware19604 жыл бұрын
zganja wut For sure, up until that point I’d been playing for 4 years and only had heard blues based playing. I’d never heard anything like that before it was life changing to say that least. Is that the Fillmore Show with Nick Gravenites?, the one with Blues on the Westside? If so that’s hands down my absolute favorite Bloomfield recording, every song on that album is scorching. I think Michaels best work was done live which is the case for a lot players and bands from that time. I really wish there was more high quality live albums by him. If you can find it there’s a great bootleg of him with Butterfield from 66 that’s absolutely amazing. There’s some decent live recordings of East West on KZbin too. It’s such a shame he couldn’t conquer his addictions and take better care of himself.
@photopicker4 жыл бұрын
I got see Roy in '81. I have the bands autographs. He signed it "Hey Joe, Luv Roy Buchanan". It was a fantastic era to grow up being a guitar fan.
@photopicker4 жыл бұрын
@@rhmayer1 Elvin is my neighbor. He still plays at the annual 4th of July party.
@alvarofalcon71363 жыл бұрын
Wish we could see the rest of this great clip!
@michaelgreen52063 жыл бұрын
Love you Bloomers❤️
@mikesolomon4813 жыл бұрын
That was GREAt but wish it was a longer interview !
@MrRatherino3 жыл бұрын
much loved...much missed
@conlagrime3 жыл бұрын
I recall some years ago in an interview, Michael Bloomfield describing himself sitting in with Jimi Hendrix. Michael said that when Hendrix played, he was completely blown away. The way that he described Hendrix was beyond anything he had ever heard. At the time Hendrix was that good. Unfortunately, the drugs and alcohol along with political and money pressures affected him. Music is after all an emotional communication as well as a means of painting an artistic picture. Michael comes across as a fun loving good guy....
@dmr97672 жыл бұрын
Nunca te olvidaremos Michael
@Fugettaboutit3 жыл бұрын
Amazing guitar for an amazing player.
@kaivrock3 ай бұрын
I'd love to see this whole thing.
@jimmymurphy77894 жыл бұрын
SUPER SESSION - Yeah, Bay-Bee !!!!
@garyives12183 жыл бұрын
I like the photos featured in the trailer for Sweet Blues of him with the Duo Sonic.
@JOHNBURNS6719 күн бұрын
He should be in the R&R hall of fame for sure
@DreaNEO Жыл бұрын
Uncle Larry Sent Me here....so glad.
@TheSmokedIrises3 ай бұрын
Seemed like such a cool mellow dude.
@sixslinger99512 жыл бұрын
he was right back then and it is still the best rock and roll guitar ever made. I own 3 of them.
@robyheavyguitar5 жыл бұрын
GREAT !👍👍👍
@ricksmith22063 жыл бұрын
Wish it was longer
@carolnelson44333 жыл бұрын
He's the best!! I got to meet him in Cotati CA back in the 70s He walked in to a small bar asked if he could play the piano then proceeded to sit and serenade us for about an HR. He allowed me to take a pic.. I was totally gassed!! 🎹🎶😎
@DrAgan_tortojed3 жыл бұрын
Oh Carol, you're but a fool, you forgot to attach that pic to your post, which is a rule....
@carolnelson44333 жыл бұрын
@@DrAgan_tortojed I have one but I don't see an option to post it
@SlimDavenport6 жыл бұрын
Mike in his prime (mid to late 60's) could cut anybody any day of the week. Ask Dylan.
@vignoble26755 жыл бұрын
buffalobilly he is definitely
@BryceDAnderson19524 жыл бұрын
MIKE WAS A DOPE ADDICT....fuck you asshole, there are hundreds of guitar players in Chicago that play better than you now!! Dime a dozen. Hope you're proud of yourself. You blew it. What a waste. Dope head. I don't care if you were a star, so what? fucking idiot,
@christiandiscernment16974 жыл бұрын
Disagree. He didn't leave enough examples on tape for me to rate him near the top. Work Song East West hint at his great potential. But lots of live cuts were not so great. Wish he had character enough to avoid addiction and to have developed to his highest level.
@thodorisvlastos63044 жыл бұрын
@@BryceDAnderson1952 the man is dead. Please have some respect. R.I.P. mike Bloomfield
@veeshead4 жыл бұрын
buffalobilly I have never understood people who write a great musician off because of drug use. So many of the greats used, many of them died from it. It’s a real shame. We all love them anyway and can learn from them. But to have hate in your heart because of it is just wrong.
@MrBluzhound Жыл бұрын
A shame to have lost him, like so many others. RIP
@harvey19543 жыл бұрын
He should have given credit to John Sebastian. It was his sunburst that Michael saw when he was still playing his Tele. Sebastian hung out with the Butterfield Band when they first came to NYC to make their first album. It was shortly after that Michael traded his Tele to Nuse in the International Submarine Band for his Les Paul.
@romeovoid72763 жыл бұрын
There's a video on YT of John Sebastian playing the Les Paul you're talking about. It's from Hullabaloo 1965. They're doing "You Didn't Have To be So Nice." It's in B & W but you can tell it's a sunburst Les Paul.
@motman524 жыл бұрын
Spoken like a true "Mensch", Michael! He still lives today.
@charlesancer61014 жыл бұрын
RIP
@davidlarue35974 жыл бұрын
He died at 37 of an overdose in 1981
@charlesancer61014 жыл бұрын
@@davidlarue3597 that's not true man. It's just a theory. A game theory Het was just found dead in his car with both doors locked and all his guitars at home were stolen. It was possible a murder man. But it's a mistory to this day. Nobody knows
@davidlarue35974 жыл бұрын
@@charlesancer6101 I saw him at the Club Zayante in the Santa Cruz mountains in the early 70s and he was in bad shape - almost too stoned to play - in any case - He was a genius but dead is dead ~
@charlesancer61014 жыл бұрын
@@davidlarue3597 yea man he really wasn't a rockstar😂 there are those people who just play for themselves alone. I have a super super rare home recording of bloomfield if your interested? ❤❤😂
@abb1970tm4 жыл бұрын
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@elizabethrather16983 жыл бұрын
a rare spirit
@tomlehr8614 жыл бұрын
Very underated
@BUNKERJR533 жыл бұрын
What an amazing "Blues Player"................Just straight up guitar player!!!!!
@1911acolt111 ай бұрын
Even though the quality of the tape is not ideal.When he plays the guitar you can hear that particular guitar had such a great tone!
@ryanboshell61244 жыл бұрын
I think a lot of people forget that Andy Summers (The Police) was an early adopter of ‘The Burst’ too!
@bodijisattva93333 жыл бұрын
I've always loved the cherry Sunburnt Les Paul. It was delicious like cherry candy. I got my first LP in 1971 triple Humbuckers Custom Black Beauty LP. I still have it today. I would trade it for nothing. My dad got it for me I'm know in my midish 60s . this LP went through the mill..with a few mods it's by far my far .
@lazur14 ай бұрын
Mike left this guitar at a club, & never went back to find it. It was still missing last time I checked. At this point, it's a million$ ax.
@harvey19544 жыл бұрын
Michael doesn't mention that it was John Sebastian's Les Paul burst that made him trade his Telecaster to John Neuse for his Les Paul. Sebastian was hanging out in NYC with the Paul Butterfield Band when they made their first album (which didn't come out until decades later).
@lazur14 ай бұрын
Sebastion's burst-LPS was the 1st I ever saw. It was so cool, I thought it was custom-made. Musicians began treating them like antiques , even tho they were only 6yrs old, because Gibson only made SGs in the early'60s, & the average music store didn't have any LPs.
@lazur14 ай бұрын
Mike played a Telecaster w/PBBB. He offered my friend 2 guitars, (possibly his Tele & Fretless Wonder), plus cash, for his 1959LP Standard, (like this one) but my friend liked his '59 too much to part w/it. Mike played the'59 w/the Flag, & on Super Session.
@drippinglass3 жыл бұрын
Pretty kool! 😀
@stonelaker46042 жыл бұрын
He and Al Looper played UMass/Amherst in Spring 1971 outside. Quite a memorable day. Like wow man, we listened to the Charles Manson pretrial motions,L.A. Woman by the Doors, prepared for Mayday 1971 in D.C.. Trust fund Jews made bombs at Project 10 in PowerPoint Dorm in SW. Whitey Bulger busted the Pufton Village Four for Hashish sales (no payoffs), Layla, Cat Stevens,etc...
@bluesful3 жыл бұрын
Bloomfield with a Les Paul plugged into a breathing reverb model Fender was a glorious thing.
@billyboy10933 жыл бұрын
That particular Burst in his hands had so much life and through a cranked Twin Reverb it was THE standard for electric blues tone, period!
@rhostatton89444 жыл бұрын
rip mike bloomfield & long live elvin bishop bro!!
@theechoinggreen61754 жыл бұрын
Dude could talk the leg off a chair.
@azmike35723 жыл бұрын
But then the chair becomes useless.
@craigmaddenmusic34083 жыл бұрын
Illicit substances?
@camilo14553 жыл бұрын
Big brain.
@colocaomantequilla12894 жыл бұрын
Way too short. What a legend
@dannyhood88573 жыл бұрын
When was this interview I was thinking late 70 early 80s latest.
@lazur14 ай бұрын
Mike lost the LP c'75. He seems healthy & happy here, so probably years earlier.
@angelozampieron55652 жыл бұрын
COOL ...
@Knight146492 жыл бұрын
To think.. this almost the only video or film clip of Michael live.. Of all the music he made and of all the things he said, all that remains to the fans is this.. It’s a shame that there is nothing left of his legacy on film…
@toneyisaiah4084 жыл бұрын
Michael Bloomfield In a 1979 interview.
@banburyjammer3 жыл бұрын
What a talent. Gone too soon.
@astolatpere113 жыл бұрын
He was one smart cookie. RIP.
@russjalichandra54914 жыл бұрын
Why is this only a minute ??
@mikedavis4427 Жыл бұрын
Good lord.. I wish this interview went on for hours and hours and ended with a jam session with some of the electric flag. Or at least the complete interview
@superfuzzymomma5 жыл бұрын
Mr. Bloomfield, according to players at that time, and dealers like George Gruhn, was THE man who kick started the vintage guitar boom.
@kanga-blue4 жыл бұрын
He kick started the desire for a 58-60 Les Paul Burst. Gibson stopped making them at the end of 1960 because they were a sales failure. After Bloomfield weilded one successfully Clapton Beck Page, Green and many others also got one and Gibson re release them in 1968.
@christiandiscernment16974 жыл бұрын
Clapton is the main reason by far. Beck, Page, Kossoff, and Peter Green all grabbed Les Pauls after Eric joined the Bluesbreakers.
@brianwells45074 жыл бұрын
@@kanga-blue they were trading for $3-400. in the mid 60's! Coulda ,woulda, shoulda!
@lazur14 ай бұрын
When the rest of the world was giving Clapton acclaim, it took a while for us Chicago boys to give him a break. We preferred Mike.
@kanga-blue4 жыл бұрын
Where is the rest?
@factorylad50714 жыл бұрын
Fascinated. How did you get this clip? Is there any more ? would LOVE to see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@gg-ok4zc4 жыл бұрын
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@vestibulate3 жыл бұрын
Everything I've heard him say- everything I've heard him play, no matter how complex- resolves itself into one basic observation: Bloomfield was an innocent guy.
@ricksmith22063 жыл бұрын
This is way cool
@jamesmoskal54824 жыл бұрын
He looked, talked healthy, jeez those fookin drugs,why,why,why,wasted years,now Johnny, now Van,damn sure no wasted years no more
@Baci3023 жыл бұрын
The Burst! The Heritage Guitar Co. makes a great one at about half the price of the Gibson.
@lazur14 ай бұрын
Jeff Beck stopped using his Le Pauls. He said they were too easy to play, too easy to make sound good, so they made him lazy.