Earl Finley

Born: 13 June 1924 in Pine Bluff, AR Died: 2 April 2013 in Seaside, OR Played Lead Guitar with Ole Rasmussen's band. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 12. Earl grew up listening to big bands and fooling around with a little guitar. He served his country honorably through the United States Army. After the service Earl decided that he wanted to become a musician. He enrolled in the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music where he studied guitar. After college he played guitar with the famous "Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys" and Ole Rasmussen & “The Nebraska Cornhuskers” to name a few. When the band split up, Earl called it quits and took a job as an engineer. He would still play a couple nights a week, but not full time. Later in life, Earl was honored by being inducted into the Sacramento Western Swing Society Hall of fame and later into the Seattle Western Swing Music Society's Pioneers of Western Swing.