Mike Bloomfield (Michael Bernard « Mike » Bloomfield) (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981) an American musician, guitarist, and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess, since he rarely sang before 1969 and 1970. Respected for his fluid guitar playing, Bloomfield knew and