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Dylan’s electric-era guitar collaborations
Coverage from Flagging Down The Double E's, Guitar Player, and others
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The Topic
Recent coverage keeps returning to Bob Dylan’s electric-era shift, with Mike Bloomfield as the key reference point. The strongest pattern is Dylan’s preference for feel, tone, and song service over virtuosity, alongside repeated attention to Highway 61 Revisited, Newport 1965, and long-running collaborator recollections.
First Article: 06/07/22
Latest Article: 03/23/26
Summary
- Mike Bloomfield is the most repeated figure, consistently framed as Dylan’s favored guitarist during the electric transition.
- Highway 61 Revisited and Like a Rolling Stone remain the central recording touchpoints for this material.
- The Newport 1965 electric performance still functions as the main live-history reference for Dylan’s shift from folk to rock.
- Several pieces stress Dylan’s preference for musical fit, expression, and lyric support rather than technical display.
- Later articles broaden the frame with other admired guitarists, but Bloomfield remains the strongest and most stable entity.
- A separate live-performance feature reinforces Dylan’s reputation for rearranging songs and changing performance practice from night to night.
- The cluster mixes historical reflection with current commentary, but the historical material clearly dominates.
History
This topic is new, but as new articles are added to it this area will summarize shifts, changes and expansions of the issues.
Featured
11-24-2023
Flagging Down the Double E's presents an online playlist feature where Bob Dylan collaborators recount notable performances from concerts, tours, television, and special events.
02-17-2026
Roger McGuinn discusses jamming with George Harrison, teaching Mike Bloomfield, and the Byrds' evolution in a Guitar Player interview.
12-22-2025
In a 2025 retrospective article, The Aquarian recounts Mike Bloomfield's collaborations with Bob Dylan and Bloomfield's rise and decline from the 1960s onward.
Timeline: 1386 Days
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Additional Articles
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Bob Dylan credits Mike Bloomfield as his greatest-heard guitar player for his mid-1960s electric recordings, including Highway 61 Revisited and Like a Rolling Stone.
An article published on Far Out Magazine profiles Bob Dylan’s emphasis on songwriting and spotlights Mike Bloomfield’s guitar role on Highway 61 Revisited.
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Bob Dylan discusses guitarists Mike Bloomfield and George Harrison in interviews and Rolling Stone features between 2000 and 2009.
In a 2007 Rolling Stone interview, Bob Dylan said he was 'in awe' of Paul McCartney, while McCartney recalled revering Dylan after a New York hotel meeting.
The article compiles five songs featuring Michael Bloomfield to illustrate his influence on 1960s blues-rock and notable collaborations.
In Chicago in the early 1960s, Bob Dylan met Michael Bloomfield and later used Bloomfield in Highway 61 Revisited studio sessions.
Dylan named Mike Bloomfield the best guitarist he heard, and Bloomfield performed with Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.