How Paul Butterfield Deftly Blended Blues and Psychedelia on ‘East-West’
Paul Butterfield Blues Band’s ‘East-West’ was released 55 years ago this month, opening doors not just for the blues but all of rock.
Paul Butterfield Blues Band’s ‘East-West’ was released 55 years ago this month, opening doors not just for the blues but all of rock.
Bob Dylan + the Band, Toto, Nils Lofgren and Mike Bloomfield highlight Nick DeRiso’s Best of 2014 list of reissues, box sets and live releases.
These 10 reissues and live sets provided us with important new perspectives.
Al Kooper’s task, in reminding us of the towering genius possessed by his late friend Mike Bloomfield, wasn’t in finding dusty unheard tracks for From His Head to His Heart to His Hands. When it comes to Bloomfield, who overdosed at just 37 in 1981, the likelihood is that almostRead More
“Lovin’ Cup” illustrated a passion for Paul Butterfield long before Robben Ford released a celebrated album in tribute to the late bluesman.