top 100 blues guitarists

[jazzboCR]

Michael Bloomfield Mr. Skyrocket Came up fast, big burst, then the charred bits floated back to Earth (dead at 37 from alcoholism and heroin addiction--a tortured soul if there ever was one and the demons ate him up). Brought taste and style to all he did (including scoring/playing music on some pornographic movies--wouldn't that be a fascinating list and listen? Promise to turn the screen away when doing so, OK?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Bloomfield << the "Style" part has interest. Did session work with everybody from Beaver & Krause to Woody Herman and his Orchestra--rarely a leader, frequently for hire. He did a disc, intended as an instructional video, that stands tall in its own right. The '04 Kicking Mule reissue is the one to get: http://www.allmusic.com/album/if-you-lov...0000261530
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRWgtYtrrj8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw2fqDcLitU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaV-S5ivX3E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk-bpUdRP_0 << always gets my attention
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzYkhoPOy3c <<Yes, he was
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO2JAA47Mgk << Great job on Nat Adderley's classic tune

BONUS 1: 2 of the best ever, playing together: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Me-CrOVdnA
BONUS 2: part 1 of a 10-part series on Mr. Bloomfield...and the times he lived in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJa8KIF1A24 << Excellent, pro-made documentary--very much worth your time.