Mike Westhues

Michael "Mike" David Westhues (January 22, 1949 – February 17, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who made his home in Finland for 15 years.

Westhues was born in Moberly, Missouri. In 1971, he set off to see the world, ending up in Finland, where he was extremely active in the Finnish music scene, working with such groups as the Finnish progressive rock band Wigwam, its lead vocalist Jim Pembroke and Finnish blues artist Dave Lindholm. A couple of years later, Westhues moved to Uppsala, Sweden, then on to London and then back to Finland. At the end of the 1970s, he moved back to the US, to Indianapolis, with his Finnish wife and son. In 2004, they decided to move back to Finland, where he lived until his death in Espoo, on February 17, 2013.

Discography

*New Morning Train, EMI Records, 1972
*A Man Name A' Jones, Love Records, 1974
*Good-Bye Rosalita, Love Records, 1976
*Jim/Mike And The Leadswingers, Love Records, 1977
*Vanha Isäntä, Hi-Hat Records, 1978
*Missin' Bill Blues, Tenex Records, 1982
*Frozen Hay, RFD Records, 1991
*Streetlight Reflections, RFD Records, 1993
*See Your Eyes, RFD Records, 1997
*Ain't No Money In Love, Instant Records, 2001
*Shades of Blue, Bluelight Records, 2007
*Dumbflakes for Breakfast, Humble House Records, 2008
*Alder Hill, Humble House Records, 2013

References

External links

Mike Westhues' official websiteMike Westhues' MySpace site

Finnish male singer-songwriters
Finnish singer-songwriters
Finnish guitarists
Finnish male guitarists
American male guitarists
1949 births
2013 deaths
Finnish people of American descent
Guitarists from Missouri
People from Moberly, Missouri
20th-century American guitarists
20th-century American male musicians
American male singer-songwriters
Singer-songwriters from Missouri

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