His training also includes instruction from the GAMA Teaching Guitar Workshops and the National Science Foundation’s STEM Guitar Building Project. He is a Salina South High School graduate who obtained his Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Wichita State University, and a Master degree in Teacher Leadership from Kansas State University. At Salina South Middle School where he currently teaches, over 200 students enroll in his guitar classes every year. Through various grants from organizations like the Salina Education Foundation, the Greater Salina Community Foundation,, the Give a Note Foundation, and the Country Music Association he has built a guitar program in the Salina public school system from the ground up. Without a doubt, a great loss for the world, a man with great talent is gone, but he has left in his wake a great legacy that will last for a long time, his music will continue to ring in our hearts.Matt Gerry has been a music teacher and guitar instructor at Salina South Middle School for 19 years. Legendary Keyboardist & Session Player Mike Finnigan Dead At 76 So very sad to hear the news of the passing of this fantastic man & incredible musician…I was honoured to work with him on my ‘Into The LIGHT’ album…Heartbreaking…□□□□□□❤️□❤️□❤️□ Legendary Session Musician and Keyboardist Mike Finnigan Passes Away at 76 ” I was honored to work with him on my album ‘Into The Light’. “Very sad to hear the news of the passing of this fantastic man and incredible musician. The two worked together on his solo album Into The Light in 2000. In the same way, Finnigan participated with Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band which earned him not one, but two Blues Music Awards.ĭavid Coverdale, the founder of the band Whitesnake, has mourned the death of the musician. He also provided keyboards for legendary soul and blues singer Etta James for over two decades. Maestro Mike Finnigan, who was a former keyboardist, vocalist, and session musician, passed away at age 76, a source close to his family reported that he succumbed to kidney cancer Wednesday morning at Ceder Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.Īmong the extensive repertoire of artists that Mike Finnigan participated with are Jimi Hendrix, Cher, Ringo Star, Jane’s Addiction, Rod Stewart, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Stills & Nash, just to name a few.
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