Episode 300: Mike Finnigan Audiobiography

Michael Kelly “Mike” Finnigan was born in Troy, Ohio on April 26, 1945, Mike was a keyboard player and vocalist, his specialty was the B3 Hammond organ. Working primarily as a freelance studio musician and touring player, he played with a wide variety of musicians in pop, rock, blues and jazz over his career. Finnigan’s  first record release with the Serfs was produced by Waco’s Tom Wilson for Columbia.  And over the years he has played and recorded with  Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Etta James, Sam Moore, Crosby Stills and Nash, Dave Mason, Buddy Guy, The Manhattan Transfer, Taj Mahal, Michael McDonald, Maria Muldaur, Peter Frampton, Cher, Ringo Starr, Leonard Cohen, Tower of Power, Rod Stewart, David Coverdale, Tracy Chapman, Los Lonely Boys, Bonnie Raitt, and others.He was twice a winner of a W.C. Handy Award as a member of the Phantom Blues Band and was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Pinetop Perkins Piano Player' category. Mike Finnigan passed away on August 11, 2021, in Los Angeles due to liver cancer.The Playlist:1969: Mike Finnigan and The Serfs – Evil Days, 1968: Jimi Hendrix – Still Raining, Still Dreaming, 1970: Big Brother and The Holding Company -  Home On The Strange, 1972: Shell Silverstein- Thumbsucker, 1974: Dave Mason - Bring It on Home to Me, 1976: Funky Kings with Mike Finnigan - Anywhere but Jimmie's, 1976 Sweet Harmony – Maria Muldaur, 1977: Peter Frampton - I'm In You, Break1977: Crosby, Stills & Nash – Run From Tears, 1981: Nice Way – Ringo, 1992: Leonard Cohen – Always, 1993: I Go Crazy – Buddy Guy, 1994 Coco Montoya - Gotta Mind To Travel, 2003 Getaway – Canned Heat, Break2004 Can't Kill The Boogieman – Eric Burdon, 2004: C'mon a My House – Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks, 2006: Faith – Chris Thomas King, 2006: Keb Mo – I See Love, 2008: Scratch My Back – Taj Mahal, 2016: Unintended Consequence Of Love – Bonnie Raitt,2021: Sue Foley – Southern Men.Enjoy!No. 963 of 1ooo