Reginald Stanley Johnson Jr. departed this life on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Cameron McGill officiating. It doubles as a message to fans, too. Just play!. He was fascinated by how it looked from beyond the windshield and he thought the notion of context was funny. He knew what we were thinking, feeling, the reality of how it felt being the great unseen and never-heralded. Louis." Obituaries. He formed the Michael Stanley Band in 1974 with guitarist Jonah Koslen, bassist Daniel Pecchio and drummer Tommy Dobeck. Its pretty rocked out. In a 2014 interview, Michael talked about the struggles. Gleason is the author of the 2018 Belmont Book Award winner Woman Walk the Line and is at work on the forthcoming Prine on Prine.. FEENEY - Patrick A. KRAMER, James Michael, 68, died Wednesday (March 1, 2023). Last modified on Sun 26 Feb 2023 10.31 EST. Due to the recent health concerns, there will not be a visitation following the services and attendees are ask to remain in vehicles for the service. You may also light a candle in honor of Michael P. Stanley or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service. MICHAEL STANLEY OBITUARY Stanley, Fr. Michael was born November 14, 1962 in Charleston South Carolina. NAAB, Sandra June (Lankow), 82, Beecher City, died Wednesday (March 1 . Lynna Lai looks back on his amazing life and gets reaction from fans and f. Curiosity was a fundamental part of his being. Michael was a humble, giving, and outgoing young man. Masks are requested. This is what I dreamed about as a teenager, and I ended up doing it., Stanleys family issued a statement Saturday via his social media pages. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23. In Stanleys last years, the passage of time seemed to be very much on his mind. GARY STANLEY OBITUARY Stanley, Gary Michael Pinconning, Michigan Gary Michael Stanley, Age 61 years, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 24, 2015 at his home. Michael Stanley Geiger (70) of Humble, Texas passed away at home on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Parochial Vicar at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Waterford and St.. Donations may be made to the JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry or the American Civil Liberties Union. Both as a solo artist and with the Michael Stanley Band (MSB), his brand of heartland rock was popular in Cleveland, Ohio, and around the American Midwest in the 1970s and 1980s. [11], Stanley died in his sleep on March 5, 2021, after suffering for seven months with lung cancer. He is preceded in death by father and mother, Robert and Lola Grubb; brothers, Stanley Grubb, Lee Grubb, Charles Grubb and Billy Grubb. I was always drawn to the rousersand this one has more rousers than weepies.. While in college, Michael Stanley was in the band Silk (originally called the Tree Stumps) which released an album, Smooth As Raw Silk, on ABC Records in 1969. John's. His songs have a way of getting in your head and became songs you end up singing to yourself over and over from then onHis music will always be part of me. Stanley left this final message to coworkers and friends at WNCX, with instructions to share it after his passing. Youve never seen anything like it.. He was the promise of rock n roll delivered. Scott Raab, the longtime Esquire writer, came to a Tangiers show with me one year. Michael co-hosted PM Magazine on FOX 8 for several years. On Saturday, WNCX announced that Stanley had died peacefully with his family by his side. Grieving fans turned to social media to console each other and post photographs and musical tributes. Celebrate the life of Michael Stanley, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information. David Spero, who was introduced to Stanley via Joe Walsh, managed Stanley throughout the 70s, including a major label deal with Epic Records. The album was produced by Michael Stanley featuring members of The Resonators and mixed by longtime friend and executive producer Bill Szymczyk. It included such popular tunes as Lover, All I Ever Wanted and Working Again, and generated MSBs first national hit, He Cant Love You.. The 1980 album Heartland, featuring a guest appearance by Bruce Springsteens saxophonist Clarence Clemons, exploded on the Cleveland airwaves. There were several personnel changes over the years and by 1982 the group had evolved into a seven-piece band. (64 years old). Its embedded here with permission of the radio station. Login or Sign-up to show all important data, death records and obituaries absolutely for free! Acknowledging his health issues, Stanley told the Beacon Journal in 2017: It gets your attention and reinforces the point that its all pretty finite at this point. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory can be made to the Cleveland Food Bank (www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org) and/or the Cleveland Animal Protective League (www.clevelandapl.org). Mar 13, 2021 The death of Michael Stanley, a music legend to Cleveland area rock fans, saddened many people when we heard the news last week. Man visits park 3,000 days in a, Kenny sets sail at Lakewood HS Cardboard regatta, Watch: Kenny Crumpton competes in HS boat regatta, Ice Wine Festival celebrates local award-winning, Student-run restaurant cooking up success at East, Kenny previews Spring & Summer Camps at Cleveland, LeBron James injury will keep star off court, Cleveland Browns announce 2023 coaching staff changes, Heres who the Browns will play at home next season, Who Browns will play in Hall of Fame game, Browns may look to rework Watson contract. The group changed its name to Silk and recorded the album Smooth as Raw Silk, which dropped off the charts after one week. Michael Stanley writes farewell note to fans, An interview with Cleveland rock legend Michael Stanley, Thank you, Michael Stanley, for the music and memories, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Hes remembered by Holly Gleason. [7] The band's last Top 40 hit was "My Town" in 1983. Northeast Ohio music legend Michael Stanley has died. He took it all in, twisted that truth into three, four, five visceral minutes, and sent our lives into the world with an actual dignity and understanding. Local rock legend Michael Stanley through the years. When youre 18, you dont see the end anywhere down the line, and when youre this age, you realize theres only a set amount of songs, albums, gigs that are left, so lets make the most of them while we can.. 33 in 1981, and was played in heavy rotation when MTV debuted in August 1981. 03/02/2023 Teo Ronald Demo Production 03/01/2023 Peter Walter Kuka He also followed in the footsteps of his father Stan Gee, a longtime radio DJ and announcer. Theres no one that will take his place, said WNCXs Bill Louis, who worked with Stanley since 1995. Hundreds of thousands of Clevelanders loved him on concert stages, then on PM Magazine and for the last 30 years they drove home with him in their cars every weekday on WNCX. Janice E. Berry, 97, formerly of Duncansville, passed away Monday at Homewood at Martinsburg, surrounded by loving family members. . Did we accomplish everything we wanted to? Michael also loved music. His memory lives on with his children, grandchildren and 40 albums worth of music. Much loved father and father-in-law of Michael and Trish, David and Michelle. Legendary Cleveland rocker and radio personality Michael Stanley dies at 72 The native of Northeast Ohio led the Michael Stanley Band to fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s before. Stanley has been charged with one felony count of threats to kidnap or demand. 1977. The Cleveland musician, who ruled the local airwaves in the late 1970s and early 1980s died Friday after a seven-month battle with lung cancer, his family. A native Houstonian, Michael is a graduate of Mount Carmel High School (1971) and the University of Houston. Visitation one hour prior to services (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm). The Cleveland musician, who ruled the local airwaves in the late 1970s and early 1980s and shattered attendance records at the Richfield Coliseum and Blossom Music Center, died Friday after a seven-month battle with lung cancer, his family announced. More:Michael Stanley writes farewell note to fans. Where most rock stars want to be seen, he saw and took in the people rocking out to his music. Moran & Goebel Funeral Home, Decatur. The Michael Stanley Band set attendance records at the Coliseum with 20,230 fans on July 20, 1979, and a two-night stand on New Years that attracted 74,404 fans Dec. 31, 1981, and Jan. 1, 1982. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Whiteville Fire Dept. The success even landed MSB on American Bandstand. He's remembered by Holly Gleason. In Memory of MICHAEL STANLEYHow does it work? It shot the single to number 33 on the Billboard Top 100. He will always be remembered as a loving father, brother, husband, a loyal friend, and the leader of one of Clevelands most successful rock bands. Michael Stanley "Monty" Hall of Hubertus, outdoorsman, thrill-lover, fix-it guy, avid pool boy and dedicated father, passed away unexpectedly at age 61 on February 22, 2022. In 1993 he appeared on the Howard Stern Radio Show during one of his Birthday Shows, and played Rosewood Bitters with Joe Walsh live. Mike was born in. His annual two-weekend stands at an old-school Akron supper club yielded Live In Tangiers, an unplugged consideration of MSB and early solo albums. Its lineup evolved over the years. They sold out more Ohio shows than anybody, ever, Walsh noted. Live Nations Michael Belkin, whose father managed Stanley for more than 40 years, recalled that affection was part of a unique two-way relationship between the artist and his fans. He spent hours reading, studying and investigating his abiding interest in social justice and was undeterred from expressing his progressive views on civil rights, inequality, LGBTQ and women's rights and Jewish Palestinian dialogue. And he never shied away from an intelligent phrase or upperclassman word; Szymczyk laughed as he recalled that Stanleys songs had him pulling out the dictionary on more than one occasion. In Cleveland it was a different story, of course. And when he challenged me to come see his current band play Dont you wanna know? I resisted the urge to demure for fear of what happens to once great bands when they gear down to the nostalgia laps. Known to fans as MSB, the group became the first Cleveland band to headline the Coliseum, performing May 27, 1978, with special guests REO Speedwagon and Cheap Trick. Would you like to offer Michael P. Stanleys loved ones a condolence message? I thought you were kidding., Its like Cocoon, I yelled over the music. CLEVELAND (WJW) Devastating news for music fans in Cleveland. Twenty years ago, that audience was in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and they looked like it. Rest in peace, Michael, Lee R. Bendel wrote. Obituaries and In Memoriams Publications. Stanleys family released a statement to radio station 98.5 Saturday morning: Cleveland singer and songwriter Michael Stanley Gee passed away peacefully at home on March 5th with his family by his side. I was just like, Wow, what a showman.. a music critic and author who was raised in Cleveland and befriended Stanley while she was a music manager. A fellow Clevelander says goodbye to a friend who stood as tall as Springsteen or Mellencamp in their hometown. Then it was like, Well, you want to do another night? and we went, Sure, were not doing anything, lets make some more money and have some more fun! We were as pumped as anyone else. He was preceded in death by his mother, Karen Stanley Hendricks.. Mikey retired to paradise to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, February 26, 2023. Obituary for Michael Anthony Stanley | Michael Anthony Stanley, 39, of Whiteville passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Both as a solo artist and with the Michael Stanley Band (MSB), his brand of heartland rock was popular in Cleveland, Ohio, and around the American Midwest in the 1970s and 1980s. Michael thought someone threw something at him and was like, Who the hell did that? While he was generous with what he knew, he understood his importance to the fans who believed in that music for so many years. Stanley's death leaves a "gaping hole in a city where he was a. In addition to his broadcasting career, after the breakup of the Michael Stanley Band, Stanley continued to write songs, record, and perform with bands (often with some former members of MSB) including Michael Stanley and Friends, the Ghost Poets, the Resonators, and Midlife Chryslers. Michael graduated from Natrona County High School in 2018 and from Casper College in 2020 with Associate Degrees in Engineering and Mathematics. Michael Stanley Home Music Multimedia The Band Store 10000 Watts of Holy Light More ORDER TOUGH ROOM Site Content TOUGH ROOM features 14 new tracks that Stanley recorded in the months before his death. Gamely, he nodded. Born on July 19, 1948, in Cleveland . Between his love of baseball and his love of music, music won out and he started focusing on his songwriting. He was involved with all the (sports) teams at one point or another. [8], In 2004, the sketch comedy troupe Last Call Cleveland produced Michael Stanley Superstar: The Unauthorized Autobiography of the Cuyahoga Messiah, a play which parodied Stanley's status as a local celebrity.[9]. Relief Fund, (230 Government Center Dr, Suite 130, Wilmington, NC 28403) or the New Hanover County Professional Firefighters Association, P.O. (Photo: Janet Macoska), So, its a huge loss. Stanley is survived by his daughters Anna Sary (Christian) and Sarah Sharp (Aaron); his sister, Nancy Oosterhoudt and niece Claire Kloss; his wife, Ilsa Glanzberg and stepson Cole Sweeney; and his five grandchildren -- Mallory Sidoti (Mike), Aidan Kraus, Brody Kraus, Wren Sary and Phoebe Sary. Find your loved one and click the listing to view their full obituary, check the service time and date, share condolences, upload photos, send flowers, and do even more. MICHAEL GEE OBITUARY Cleveland singer and songwriter Michael Stanley Gee passed away peacefully at home on March 5th with his family by his side. Enter He was from New York and happened to be in Cleveland visiting a friend.. Michael Stanley (born Michael Stanley Gee; March 25, 1948 - March 5, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, radio and television personality. There is no photo or video of Michael P. Stanley.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. With the Michael Stanley Band, Stanleydeveloped a deliriously devoted following in Northeast Ohio, recording albums for such labels as Epic, Arista and EMI America, but the group enjoyed only limited success elsewhere in the country. The bands album Stage Pass was recorded live over three sold-out nights at the Cleveland Agora in October 1976. At the same time, you get that hour or two when youre onstage and youre in touch with the audience and they are in touch with you, he said. The groups first album, You Break it You Bought it! was released in 1975. The group opened for The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band at the Kent State Ballroom, Blue Oyster Cult at the Akron Civic Theatre and Loggins & Messina at Blossom Music Center before headlining concerts of its own, including E.J. He was preceded in death by his mother, Karen Stanley Hendricks. Somehow I believed he would have insight into how to survive the bottom falling out. STANLEY HODGSON OBITUARY. As fans we adored and revered him, and in return he loved us right back. That body of work will prove to be without equal. Stanley, of course, never broke through to the same kind of multi-platinum success as those artists; His top charting album, 1983s You Cant Fight Fashion, peaked at No. The band dissolved in 1987 with a series of 12 farewell shows at the Front Row Theater in Highland Heights, Ohio (suburban Cleveland) during the 198687 holiday season. Midwest Midnight, whose bookends chronicle a young music lover moving from fan to band to one more record company casualty, brandishing the seething rejoinder, Chasing the fame keeps em all in the game, But moneys still the way they keep score / And nobody told you that you would get old, strung out like some Avenue whore/ Waiting release, getting shot through the grease / Some L.A. madonnas maligned / And New Yorks calling just to see if youve heard bout the great English band they just signed., Bitter, yet cautionary, Midnight is matched by Lets Get the Show on the Road, which cores the indignities and suspended animation of never quite breaking through. He was born August 16,. He and Fran expanded the business into American Discount Wallcovering and eventually acquired Peerless Wallpaper and Blinds. He sold out the once-proud Richfield Coliseum, opened by Frank Sinatra with a black-tie gala and where the Cavaliers played for decades, for two nights faster than Led Zeppelin in their prime. He was playing downtown Clevelands largest outdoor venue, the Nautica, with a post-MSB group hed dubbed the Resonators. The album was produced by Bill Szymczyk and featured contributions from Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, Rick Derringer, and Joe Vitale. What in the hell? Yes, Scream VI Marketing Is Behind the Creepy Ghostface Sightings Causing Scares Across the U.S. David Oyelowo, Taylor Sheridan's 'Bass Reeves' Series at Paramount+ Casts King Richard Star Demi Singleton (EXCLUSIVE), Star Trek: Discovery to End With Season 5, Paramount+ Pushes Premiere to 2024. He laughed at that. Michael Stanley's music career spanned five decades. Write your message of sympathy today. Stanley earned a sports scholarship to Hiram College, where he played baseball, worked as a disc jockey on the student radio station, majored in comparative religion and earned a bachelors degree in 1970. Michael was born September 16, 1999 in Casper, WY to Ralph and Susan Stanley. Despite his success, he dealt with several challenges that could have ended his career: a near-fatal heart attack in the early 90s, losing his mother to pancreatic cancer and losing his third wife Denise to lung cancer. Call us for pre-planned funeral services! Michael Kruse died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at Avera Creighton Hospital.. Michael graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School, the University of Pittsburgh, and Harvard Law School. But for whatever reason, MSB never achieved national stardom. To download this photo, the file name must have less than 255 characters. The obituary was featured in The Journal on . And theres the forthcoming Tough Room, which Szymczyk said is decidedly uptempo despite Stanleys failing health. Musician. Laughing, I explained, I was trying to understand what it was you do that left everyone so unraveled I was studying you.. Michael Stanley, a Cleveland-based rocker who with his namesake band reached the Top 40 in the 1980s with the hits "He Can't Love You" and "My Town" before going on to a long career as a . (66 years old). February 7, 2023 Obituary Events Guestbook (6) Claim Story Follow story Text size Michael Stanley Lando, 82, passed away peacefully at home in the loving arms of his wife, Fran, daughter,. He took the stage like he meant it, and the Resonators, whose lineup included original MSB drummer Tommy Dobeck and keyboardist Bob Pelander, did, too. During his 50 years of music and 70-plus years on earth, Michael Stanley was synonymous with Cleveland. And thats where the lesson comes in. New Soluzioni Commerciali jobs added daily. of death: May 2, 2019 Age: 82 Location: Halifax Family Spouse: Donald MacIntosh Children: Deanna and Leslie Parents: Stanley and Alice (Innes) Purcell Siblings: Steven and wife Sherry, Michael and wife Marilyn, Elaine, Jackie, Cecille, Allen, Li . The family is grateful to his incredible caregiver, Marcie Carter, physical therapist, Tyler Ho, and for Gallagher's Palliative Care and Hospice staff who all treated Mike with respect and kindness. https://www.remembermyjourney.com/Search/Cemetery/98/Map?q=Michael%20Stanley%20Gee&searchCemeteryId=98&birthYear=&deathYear=#deceased=23158715. Cleveland singer and songwriter Michael Stanley Gee passed away peacefully at home on March 5th with his family by his side. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. He had twin daughters, Anna and Sarah, born in 1974, and five grandchildren. Leverage your professional network, and get hired. Michael Donald Stanley of Casper, WY passed away suddenly on March 24, 2021 at the age of 21 in Rapid City, SD. He married his high school sweetheart, Angela Evans and together they raised two beautiful girls for the last 19 years. Michael Anthony Stanley, 39, of Whiteville passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. His musical reach broadened, and his lyrics became richer, more seasoned and even more cinematic, infusing his songs with experience and the perspective of his years. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. He also appeared on The Drew Carey Show, playing himself. Your email will not be used for any other purpose. Evan Michael Stanley January 1, 2004 ~ June 10, 2021 Evan Michael Stanley, 17, Marion, passed on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Plombon Funeral Home - Member of Stanley Chamber of Commerce. Our epistolary friendship challenged the idea of his creativity, pushed him to start writing again. . Michael Stanley, who parlayed rocker stardom in the '70s and '80s into successful stints in radio and television in his later years, died Friday of lung cancer at his home. 135 Riverside Dr. Gilman, WI 54433. The family requests contributions in his memory to the Cleveland Food Bank (www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org) and/or the Cleveland Animal Protective League (www.clevelandapl.org). Being pulled out of the crowd is a big deal to kid, but to a guy setting attendance records in Northern Ohio? He was 72 years old. Family will receive friends at 10:00am . He was predeceased by : his parents, Michael Stanley and Helen Stanley (Chubay) of Woonsocket. I think hes probably one of our countrys most underappreciated writers in that kind of Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen school of storytelling, said Spero, who ate lunch with Stanley almost every second Friday. Born in Chardon on October 23, 1950 to the late Albert and Sadie Stanley, Ken was a devoted father and servant leader and was dedicated to the Ledgemont community from where he graduated in 1969. In Cleveland, especially, Stanley was an artist who felt every bit as important as Detroits Bob Seger, Indianas John Mellencamp and even Jerseys Bruce Springsteen, who also captured working class lives, loves and disappointments with an authenticity as gritty as it was charged. He believed in rock n roll. It was a joke amongst the band, Stanley told the Beacon Journal in 2018. In lieu of flowers,contributions in his memory can be made to theCleveland Food Bank (www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org) and/or the Cleveland Animal Protective League (www.clevelandapl.org). Always. The band released MSB (1982), an album featuring the songs In Between the Lines and When Im Holding You Tight, and followed that up with You Cant Fight Fashion (1983), whose best-known track, My Town, became a Cleveland anthem that reached No. For other people named Michael Stanley, see, A different date for Skinner's death, 2017, is listed in Stanley's, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://www.remembermyjourney.com/Search/Cemetery/98/Map?q=Michael%20Stanley%20Gee&searchCemeteryId=98&birthYear=&deathYear=#deceased=23158715, https://www.mytownneo.com/article/20120805/ENTERTAINMENT/308059697, "Michael Stanley to be honored with tribute concert featuring fans and peers", "From The Heartland: A Michael Stanley Retrospective", "Cleveland rock star Michael Stanley dies at 72", "Michael GEE Obituary (1948 - 2021) - Mayfield Heights, OH", "Legendary Cleveland rocker and radio personality Michael Stanley dies at 72", "Cleveland native and musician Michael Stanley to be honored with street in his name", "Cleveland City Council declares March 25 will be Michael Stanley Day", "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 28, 1981", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Stanley&oldid=1127857150, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts, Articles needing additional references from March 2021, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 19871991 either one, or "a couple," or eleven, local Emmy awards, 2012 Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Excellence in Radio Award, 2019 Cleveland Arts Prizes Lifetime Achievement Award, 2021 March 25, which would have been his 73rd birthday, declared Michael Stanley Day by the Cleveland City Council, This page was last edited on 17 December 2022, at 01:29. Kenneth Michael Stanley entered into eternal life on June 21, 2022 after a courageous battle with A.L.S. OBITUARY Michael Craig Stanley November 14, 1962 - July 29, 2022. Michael Stanley Lando, 82, passed away peacefully at home in the loving arms of his wife, Fran, daughter, Barbara Lando, and son, Yotam Ben-Artzi (formerly Jim Lando) on February 7, 2023. The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. The band's greatest achievement was a total attendance of 74,404 during a four-night stand at Blossom Music Center on August 25, 26, 30 and 31, 1982.[6]. "My Town" has been played by the Ohio State University Marching Band since 1986. [10][12], Stanley had a first heart attack in 1991, at age 43. Why do the East Coast and West Coast get all the hype? Theres a Southern coast and a Northern coast to this country, too., The albums popular tunes included In the Heartland, Somewhere in the Night and Falling in Love Again.. Some of the concerts featured the opening act Donnie Iris & the Cruisers, the band that opened for MSB during the record-setting shows at Blossom. If not a massive fan, I understood why In The Heartland mattered, Spanish Nights with its declaration She holds on to St. Christopher mattered so much to us. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. He attended Hiram College[1] on a baseball scholarship and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1970. None of this has been planned out, Stanley said in 2017. He is survived by : his son Corey; his daughter-in-law Olivia; his grandchildren, Michael, Charlie and Jaxon; and his sister Elaine Petras. Michael Stanley saw us. Today’s top 82 Trasporto Merci jobs in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Funeral arrangement under the care ofFager-Finkenbinder. But more importantly, they can tell he believes in them. Edit Search New Search. Raab leaned over. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Man, woman, 3 kids hit by semi on Ohio Turnpike, Why CV Scenic Railroad is canceling its spring excursions, Why the $2B jackpot winner got less than half, Too much Disney? June 21, 1938 Age: 83 Location: Dartmouth Family Spouse: Stanley Children: Elaine (Byron), Marcia, Kim, Carl, and Lesgar Grandchildren: Khadeem (Tenniel), Alexander (Alanna), Natasha (David), Nicholas, Posted Oct 13, 2021 11:34 PM Read more > Born Michael Stanley Gee (his father, Francis Stanley Gee, was a local radio personality), Stanley began playing in bands at Rocky River High School -- where he also played baseball and basketball. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. A year later, Stanley formed the Michael Stanley Band, a muscular, blue-collar outfit whose dynamic performances were mentioned in the same breath as populist rock peers such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger and John Mellencamp. 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