Showing posts with label Michael Bloomfield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Bloomfield. Show all posts
Friday, April 25, 2025

Book Review: Al Kooper’s Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards (1999)

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Musician, songwriter, label executive, producer – Al Kooper has made a living out of being the “Forrest Gump” of rock music. For better tha...
Friday, December 22, 2023

The View On Pop Culture: Al Kooper & Michael Bloomfield (2003)

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V2.54 Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield are two of the most underrated and influential talents in the canon of blues-rock. Both were phenomena...
Friday, March 18, 2022

Archive Review: Muddy Waters’ Soundstage: Blues Summit In Chicago, 1974

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In July 1974, Muddy Waters was chosen to host the inaugural episode of Soundstage , the beloved live concert series broadcast by PBS statio...
Friday, September 18, 2020

Archive Review: Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield's Super Session & Fillmore East The Lost Concert Tapes (2008)

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Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield are two of the most underrated and influential talents in the canon of blues-rock. Both were phenomenal musici...
Friday, November 29, 2019

Archive Review: Electric Flag’s Old Glory The Best Of Electric Flag (1995)

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If Michael Bloomfield was still alive today, he would surely enjoy the same sort of elder statesman status that has been bestowed upon Er...
Friday, November 4, 2016

Get “Real Gone” with Paul Butterfield & Timothy Leary This Black Friday!

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Record Store Day’s November “Black Friday” event is rapidly becoming as big a deal as the original “Record Store Day” held every April. Wh...
Sunday, July 10, 2016

CD Review: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band’s Got A Mind To Give Up Living - Live 1966 (2016)

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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band were musical trailblazers not because they were fusing blues music and rock ‘n’ roll unlike any band befo...
Monday, April 25, 2016

Real Gone releases Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Fairport Convention live albums

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Due to a quirk in European copyright laws, there’s a steady stream these days of semi-legit CD releases featuring rare, live performances ...
Sunday, January 3, 2016

The Reverend's Favorite Reissue & Archive CDs of 2015

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2015 was a golden year for classic rock and blues fans. The major labels continued to mine gold with high-budget archival box sets and budge...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Real Gone Music rocks August with Steppenwolf and Steelyard Blues!

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Our friends at Real Gone Music have announced their August release schedule, and it includes some hot titles, indeed! The Reverend’s pick...
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Muddy Waters & Friends Jam In Chicago (circa 1974)

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Thirty-plus years after his death, the great Muddy Waters remains the undisputed King of Chicago Blues. Sure, Buddy Guy may be his heir a...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Michael Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills - Super Session

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It is, perhaps, the “Holy Grail” of Michael Bloomfield recordings, the ground-breaking 1968 album Super Session with Al Kooper and Stephe...