I had been sending my blog to the Crooks and Liars website for a couple years to some guy named Mike Finnigan. He was an occasional grump but very helpful to me in the long run. We did a little corresponding and I found out that his real gig was being one of the greatest session musicians and vocalists on the planet, in fact a master of the Hammond B-3. When I started looking in to his resume I was in shock, this Ohio native playing on a who's who of my favorite albums including Electric Ladyland. Played and toured with a murderer's row of rock luminaries including Finnigan and Wood, the Finnigan Brothers Band, Phantom Blues Band, Dave Mason, Maria Muldaur, Dr. Hook, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Frampton, Bobby Womack, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Eddy Money, Leonard Cohen, Stills, Crosby, Santana, Fogelberg, Rod Stewart, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Joe Walsh, Michael McDonald, Taj Mahal, Les Dudek, Cher, Jackson Brown, Manhattan Transfer, Poison, Jane's Addiction, the list goes on and on. Here is a selected discography.
He just got off the road with Joe Cocker. Check out some of his cuts on Youtube. Brilliant player and soulful singer.
So not only is this guy a talented musician, he is a progressive with a heart and a gatekeeper to one of the best blogsites on the planet, Crooks and Liars.
Thanks for everything and most of all for putting up with me, Mike!
