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'''Michael ”Mike” Westhues''' (], ], ] – ], ]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.blues-finland.com/news5/news0478_mike_westhues_kuollut.html |title= Mike Westhues on poissa |language= Finnish |trans_title= Mike Westhues is gone |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= February 18, 2013 |work= |publisher= Blues-Finland.com |accessdate=February 19, 2013}}</ref>) was an ] singer-songwriter and guitarist. '''Michael "Mike" David Westhues''' (January 22, 1949 – February 17, 2013<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.blues-finland.com/news5/news0478_mike_westhues_kuollut.html |title= Mike Westhues on poissa |language= Finnish |trans-title=Mike Westhues is gone |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= February 18, 2013 |publisher= Blues-Finland.com |accessdate=February 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://muistot.hs.fi/muistokirjoitus/5380/mike-westhues |title= Mike Westhues |language= Finnish |author= Pajukallio, Arto |date= |publisher= Helsingin Sanomat |accessdate= February 20, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who made his home in Finland for 15 years.


In 1971, Westhues 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 ], its lead vocalist ] and Finnish blues artist ]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mikewesthues.com/bio.html |title= Bio |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=February 19, 2013}}</ref>. A couple of years later, Westhues moved to ], ], then on to ] and then back to Finland. At the end of the 1970s, he moved back to the USA, to ], with his Finnish wife and son. In 2004, they decided to move back to Finland, where he lived until his death on February 17, 2013. Westhues was born in ], 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 ], its lead vocalist ] and Finnish blues artist ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mikewesthues.com/bio.html |title= Bio |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |publisher= |accessdate=February 19, 2013}}</ref> A couple of years later, Westhues moved to ], Sweden, then on to London and then back to Finland. At the end of the 1970s, he moved back to the US, to ], with his Finnish wife and son. In 2004, they decided to move back to Finland, where he lived until his death in ], on February 17, 2013.


==Discography== ==Discography==

*New Morning Train, EMI Records, 1972 *New Morning Train, EMI Records, 1972
*A Man Name A' Jones, Love Records, 1974 *A Man Name A' Jones, Love Records, 1974
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*Dumbflakes for Breakfast, Humble House Records, 2008 *Dumbflakes for Breakfast, Humble House Records, 2008
*Alder Hill, Humble House Records, 2013 *Alder Hill, Humble House Records, 2013

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American singer-songwriter

Mike Westhues
Birth nameMichael Westhues
Born(1949-01-22)January 22, 1949
Moberly, Missouri, US
DiedFebruary 17, 2013(2013-02-17) (aged 64)
Espoo, Finland
Genresblues, folk, country, rock, jazz
Instrument(s)guitar, vocal
Years active1971–2013
LabelsEMI, Love, RFD, Humble House
Websitewww.mikewesthues.com
Musical artist

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

  1. "Mike Westhues on poissa" [Mike Westhues is gone] (in Finnish). Blues-Finland.com. February 18, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  2. Pajukallio, Arto. "Mike Westhues" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  3. "Bio". Retrieved February 19, 2013.

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