Mike Flanigin

Texas-Based Blues Organist and Producer

Austin, Texas blues musician originally from Denton, Texas. In 1990 he toured as a guitarist with The Red Devils, behind their Warner Brothers release King King. Upon returning to Texas, he moved to Austin to join the Antone's Nightclub house band, backing up many of the original blues legends. It was there that he made a career-defining switch from guitar to Hammond B3 organ. Traveling to New York City to learn first-hand from legendary jazz organist Big John Patton, it was also during this period that he spent time with the great organ masters: Jimmy Smith, Brother Jack McDuff and Jimmy McGriff.