Michael Lee Firkins

Omaha, NE, marks the birthplace of Michael Lee Firkins, who first took up guitar at the age of 8. His debut solo album appeared in 1990, after which a dedicated audience emerged among both fans and reviewers. The sequel arrived the next year under the title Cactus Cruz. Firkins contributed to the 1992 various-artists release Guitar Battle and also lent his efforts that same year to Jason Becker’s Perspective album. In 2001 he issued Decomposition, presenting his interpretations across a selection of cover songs.