Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield (2013)
57 min
You know, I like sweet blues... I want to be singing. I want to be sweet," said music legend Mike Bloomfield of his searing, lyrical guitar playing. His awesome instrumental prowess is on full display in this raucous documentary celebrating the legacy of a hard-living, finger-fretting renegade. Described by fellow icon Al Kooper as "not just another white boy [but] someone who truly knew what the blues were about," Bloomfield drew on African American tradition while burnishing his licks with a radical compositional approach reflecting the social and cultural upheaval of the 1960s.
- Release date
- October 5, 2013
- Country of origin
- Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)
Cast
- Susan Beuhler
- Elvin Bishop as Self
- Jack Casady as Self
- Norman Dayron
- Gary Duncan
- Bob Dylan as Self
- David Freiberg
- Barry Goldberg as Self
Crew
- Mike Bloomfield · Archive footage
- Bill Graham · Archive footage
- Bob Sarles · Director
- Christina Keating · Producer
- Bob Sarles · Producer
- Ted Leyhe · Cinematographer
- Christina Keating · Editor
- Bob Sarles · Editor