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Elvin Bishop

Elvin Bishop

Actor, Composer

Born October 21, 1942 in Glendale, California, USA

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Elvin Bishop grew up on a farm in Iowa with no electricity and no running water. His family moved to Oklahoma when he was ten. Raised in an all-white community, he had no exposure to blacks or their music except though the radio, and the piercing sound of Jimmy Reed's harmonica got his attention. When he won a scholarship to the University of Chicago, he found himself in the heart of the Chicago blues scene, and he sunk himself totally into the blues life.

Dropping out after two years of college, Howlin' Wolf (aka Howlin' Wolf) guitarist Smokey Smothers befriended Bishop and taught him the basics of blues guitar. In the early '60s he teamed up with Paul Butterfield to become the core of the Butterfield Blues Band. They began to become well known in 1963 when they took a job at Big John's on Chicago's North Side. When he left the Butterfield band in 1968, Bishop relocated to San Francisco, where he appeared at the Fillmore Theater with artists like Eric Clapton, B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix. He recorded four albums for Epic and signed with Capricorn in 1974. His recording of "Traveling Shoes" (from the album Let It Flow) hit the charts, and he scored big with "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" in 1976.

Over the years Bishop has graced the albums of many great bluesmen including Clifton Chenier and John Lee Hooker. He toured with B.B. King in 1995. Bishop is known for his sense of humor, his unique style of slide guitar and a fusion of blues, gospel, R&B and country flavors. He lives with his family in the San Francisco area and continues to tour in the U.S. and abroad.

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Horn From The Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story (2018)

trailer FILLMORE ('72) - censored rock doc w Grateful Dead in 4K!

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Year

Musicians for Kamala National Voter Registration Day Livestream TV Special2024Self

Born in Chicago Poster

Born in Chicago Documentary2020Self

Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story Poster

Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story Documentary2017Self - Interviewee

Sam Lay in Bluesland Poster

Sam Lay in Bluesland Documentary2016Self

Sidemen: Long Road to Glory Poster

Sidemen: Long Road to Glory Documentary2016Self

Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield Poster

Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield Documentary2013Self

That's My Thing: Elvin Bishop Live in Concert Poster

That's My Thing: Elvin Bishop Live in Concert Video2012Self - Lead Guitar and Vocal

John Allair Digs In Poster

John Allair Digs In Documentary2011

Conan TV Series2010Self - Featuring

The 47th Annual Grammy Awards Poster

The 47th Annual Grammy Awards TV Special2005Self - Performer

Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances Poster

Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances Video2002Performer

Late Night with David Letterman Poster

Late Night with David Letterman TV Series1982Self

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Poster

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Feature Film1978Our Guests at Heartland

Rock Concert Poster

Rock Concert TV Series1973Self

Fillmore Poster

Fillmore Documentary1972Themselves

The Midnight Special Poster

The Midnight Special TV Series1972Self

American Bandstand Poster

American Bandstand TV Series1952Self

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That's My Thing: Elvin Bishop Live in Concert Poster

That's My Thing: Elvin Bishop Live in Concert Video2012

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