![]() ![]() They formed a band to play at The Sink in Boulder and Bloomfield sat in with folksinger Collins several times in Denver. Unknown coffee house, Denver, CO Summer 1962īloomfield and Fred Glaser spent three or four weeks bumming around Colorado in the summer of 1962. Michael Bloomfield, g, v Fred Glaser, hca (?) Logan, d others, including a sax player, unknown. University of Chicago Folk Festival, Chicago, IL: January 1962(?)Īccording to Fred Glaser, Bloomfield played acoustic guitar at several U. He spends two years listening and picking up their styles. He collects rare records by artists like Merle Travis, Doc Watson, Chet Atkins, and other country artists as well as sides by traditional blues players. Unknown titles Recordings made by Norman DayronĪFTER PLAYING electric guitar for most of his teen years, in 1961 Bloomfield concentrates almost exclusively on acoustic technique, learning a variety of folk blues, bluegrass and country styles. It’s listed here as an example of the sort of musical company he was keeping in his early years. This is only one of numerous sessions that Bloomfield is reported to have taken part in as a teenager on the south side of Chicago. Walter Jacobs, hca, v Chuck Berry, g, v Michael Bloomfield, g Sunnyland Slim, p unknown, b Sam Lay, d. Thanks to Fred Glaser for this information. High schoolers would organize beer parties at this abandoned venue – also called the "Ruins" – and Bloomfield and his friends would provide the music. Michael Bloomfield, g Bill Spence or Horace Cathcart, v Bob Greenspan, g Roy Ruby, b Jerry Pasternak, d.ĭance parties, Spanish Village, Wilmette, IL 1959-60 They were attending New Trier on Chicago’s North Shore at the time. Michael Melford reports that he and Bloomfield had an R&B group that played for high school dances. New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL 1959(?) Michael Bloomfield, g, v Michael Melford, g others unknown. Michael Bloomfield, g Jim Schwall, hca Roy Ruby, b probably Vince Vidi, p Bob Greenspan, g Jerry Pasternak, d. These were Bloomfield’s first professional performances. Thompson was a “Jerry Lee Lewis imitator” who had recorded for Sun Records in 1953. Thompson, p, v Michael Bloomfield, g others unknown. ![]()
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