![]() Working primarily as a freelance studio musician, Finnigan performed with a wide array of artists in pop, rock, jazz, blues - including Taj Mahal, who took to social media this morning:įinnigan later collaborated with Columbia artists Jim Krueger and Les Dudek, and was 2x winner of a Blues Music Award for his work with Taj Mahal as a member of the Phantom Blues Band. He began performing at the age of 19 and started the band The Serfs, who were the house band at a local club in Wichita. He was 76.įinnigan attended the University of Kansas on a basketball scholarship. Thank you so much to Mike Finnigan's family for their support and to everyone for their gifts to make this school possible.Session player, vocalist and keyboardist Mike Finnigan, whose specialty was the B3 Hammond organ, succumbed to kidney cancer on Augin Los Angeles. To mail a check please send to: The Stiefel Theatre - Mike Finnigan School of Music, P.O Box 1871, Salina, KS 67401-1871. To make a donation online go to: and click on the Mike Finnigan School of Music event. To make a tax-deductible donation to the school or for more information please call the Stiefel Theatre at 78, M-F noon-5pm. A full class schedule and sign-up forms will be available on the Stiefel website soon. Children will have unique opportunities to participate in summer camps, attend concerts, and learn about performances at the theatre. Also, music reading and how to belong to a band will be taught as well.Īll classes will be taught by talented musicians and teachers from the region. Group music lessons for children and adults will be taught in: piano, organ, guitar, mandolin, ukulele, violin, horns, and voice. We are so grateful that we will be able to celebrate all these things that Mike loved at this new school named in his honor. Mike Finnigan was a beloved musician, often called the "musician's musician." He loved music, was passionate about education, loved playing at the Stiefel, and loved Kansas. It is with great honor that Mike Finnigan's family and the Stiefel Theatre announce the opening of The Mike Finnigan School of Music at the Stiefel Theatre in Salina, Kansas. ![]()
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