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August 10, 2000

Body of Elvin Bishop's Daughter Found

Blues guitarist's daughter found in California river
February 18, 1999

Elvin Bishop

"Michael Bloomfield was consumed with music, just burning up."
February 18, 1999

Elvin Bishop

"Michael Bloomfield was consumed with music, just burning up."

Recordings and Reviews

Rock My Soul [Bonus Track]

This heap of good times comes from 1969-72, after guitarist Elvin Bishop graduated from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. As a singer, Bishop got by on hog-calling enthusiasm and the brown sugar of vocalist Jo Baker (along with an unsigned Pointer Sisters on Feel It!). As a bandleader, Bishop just pl...

2003 RS: Not Rated

Don't Let The Bossman Get You Down!

1991

Juke Joint Jump

1975

Feel It!

1970

Feel It!

1970

The Elvin Bishop Group

1969

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Biography

Although Elvin Bishop's good-humored blues rock was well received live, the ex?Paul Butterfield guitarist didn't establish his solo recording career until his 1976 smash hit single "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" - sung by Mickey Thomas, who went on to join Jefferson Starship.

Bishop met Paul Butterfield at the University of Chicago. Though Bishop had just started playing guitar, he and Butterfi...

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