Let It Roll: ICMYI - Michael Bloomfield, Monterey Pop, Electric Flag, Al Kooper's SuperSession and Tragedy

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English - December 27, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB - ★★★★ - 240 ratings
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Host Nate Wilcox and Ed Ward spoke in 2018 about Ed's book Michael Bloomfield: The Rise and Fall of an American Guitar Hero. Ed tells Nate about The Electric Flag, Bloomfield's attempt to build a "supergroup" incorporating horns and drummer Buddy Miles. The band's struggles with direction and drugs. Bloomfield's part in Al Kooper's successful "SuperSession" album and Bloomfield's withdrawal from the rock music rat race and tragic passing.

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