Johnny Lee Schell, Candy Finnigan, Steve Ferrone, Kirk Fletcher, Sam Andrew
Birth name
Michael Kelly Finnigan
Occupation(s)
Keyboardist, vocalist
Mike finnigan with stephen stills live 1980
Michael Kelly "Mike" Finnigan (April 26, 1945, Troy, Ohio, United States) is an American keyboard player and vocalist, his speciality being the B3 Hammond Organ.
He recorded two solo records in the 1970s, one with Jerry Wood. He later collaborated with two other Columbia Artists, Les Dudek and Jim Krueger, with whom he formed DFK (Dudek, Finnigan, and Krueger) in 1978. More recently, his work featured on the CD by The Finnigan Brothers (NashFilms Records), a collaboration with his younger brother Sean and founding member of Bread, Robb Royer.
He is twice a winner of a Blues Music Award (formerly W.C. Handy Award) for his work with Taj Mahal as a member of the Phantom Blues Band.
Finnigan has always been active politically and was, for several years, a regular contributor to the weblog Crooks and Liars.
In 2013 and 2014, Finnigan was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Pinetop Perkins Piano Player' category.
He has been married to Candy Finnigan née: Howse (Intervention) for forty years. They have two children, Bridget and Kelly. Kelly is an equally talented Keyboard player and Singer for the San Francisco-based band Monophonics. The Finnigans live in Southern California.
Political activism
Finnigan is an active blogger, with a fondness for liberal/progressive causes and commentary.
Selected discography
1969: The Early Bird Cafe of the band The Serfs, Capitol Records
