Mike 'The Drifter' Flanigin is a shining light of the Texas Blues scene… as a solo artist, and also in collaborations with Texas guitar legends Jimmie Vaughan, Billy Gibbons and Steve Miller. From dancehalls and beer joints across Texas… to Madison Square Garden, Royal Albert Hall, The LA Forum & The Montreux Jazz Festival. Originally from Denton, Texas…Mike has been part of the Austin Blues scene since joining the Antone’s House Band the early 90’s, where he backed up many of the original blues legends. In 2009, Mike teamed up with Jimmie Vaughan and formed an organ trio that continues to this day. The results of which can be heard on ‘Live At C-Boys’, The Jimmie Vaughan Trio featuring Mike Flanigin. Texas-sized jams with Billy Gibbons led to their own trio dates, ZZ Top sit-ins (including an appearance on the ZZ Top ‘Live At Montreux’ DVD), Billy’s first solo album Perfectamundo and touring band The BFGs. Flanigin’s first solo album, The Drifter was released in 2015. Rolling Stone Magazine called it a singular vision “…with Flanigin creating his own version of atmospheric Americana.” Flanigin’s 2023 release, ‘West Texas Blues,’ is 10 cuts of deep blues from the Lone Star State Taking a left turn in 2024, Flanigin gathered the best of the best in Bluegrass- Ronnie McCoury, Rob McCoury, Mike Bub, Alan Bartram, Deanie Richardson, Christian Ward & Guthrie Trapp for ‘The Bluegrass Recordings.’ The first single, is the Flanigin-penned WHEN MY BABY PLAYS THE CANNONBALL.