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Michael Stanley

Background information
Birth name Michael Stanley Gee
Born March 25, 1948 (1948-03-25) (age 60)
Origin Cleveland, Ohio
Genre(s) Rock, Heartland Rock
Occupation(s) Singer, Disc Jockey
Instrument(s) Vocals
Associated acts Michael Stanley Band

Michael Stanley (born March 25, 1948 as Michael Stanley Gee in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and disc jockey. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the late 1970s and 1980s one of the most popular forms of Rock and roll was heartland rock. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Both as a solo artist and with the Michael Stanley Band (a. k. a. MSB), his brand of heartland rock was popular in Cleveland and around the American Midwest in the 1970s and 1980s. In the late 1970s and 1980s one of the most popular forms of Rock and roll was heartland rock. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

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Biography

Michael Stanley Gee graduated from Rocky River High School in 1966. Rocky River High School is a public High school located at 20951 Detroit Road in Rocky River Ohio, west of Cleveland Ohio. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. In 1970, he graduated with a bachelor's degree from Hiram College where he was a disc jockey for WHRM, the school's radio station, and was elected to the Student Senate. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hiram College is a private liberal arts college located in Hiram Ohio.

Stanley worked with producer Bill Szymczyk and artists such as Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, and David Sanborn. Bill Szymczyk (pronounced) (born February 13, 1943 in Muskegon, Michigan) became a musical producer and technical engineer of rock Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American Guitarist, songwriter and Rock musician He has been a Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American Musician David Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto Saxophonist. In 1974 Stanley formed the Michael Stanley Band and recorded albums through the late 1970s and early 1980s.

His highest charting singles with the Michael Stanley Band were "He Can't Love You" (#33) in 1980 and "My Town" in 1983 (#39), which both got decent nationwide airplay. In fact, "He Can't Love You" was the 45th song ever played on MTV. This is a list of the first music videos aired on MTV. These Music videos were played on MTV 's first day August 1, 1981. The Michael Stanley Band was such a huge sensation in its home area that it still holds attendance records at Cuyahoga Falls' Blossom Music Center. Blossom Music Center is an Amphitheatre located in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio. Additionally, The Ohio State University Marching Band uses "My Town" as one of their premier stand tunes. The Ohio State University Marching Band (often called The Best Damn Band in the Land or TBDBITL by fans is one of the few all-brass

Stanley was the host of PM Magazine on WJW Channel 8 from 1986 to 1991, and also appeared on The Drew Carey Show, playing himself. See also Evening Magazine PM/Evening Magazine was a television series with a news and entertainment format The Drew Carey Show is an American Sitcom (set in Cleveland Ohio) that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004

Stanley's song "Let's Get the Show on the Road" was covered on the 2000 album Live in the Classic City by Widespread Panic. Live in the Classic City is the third Live album released by the Athens GA based band Widespread Panic. Widespread Panic is a rock 'n' roll band from Athens Georgia. "My Town" was covered by Little Texas on their album Big Time. Little Texas is an American Country music band founded in Arlington Texas in 1988 by Tim Rushlow ( Lead vocals) Brady Seals (lead Big Time is the second studio album released by Country music band Little Texas. "Rosewood Bitters" was covered by Joe Walsh on his 1985 album The Confessor. Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American Guitarist, songwriter and Rock musician He has been a The Confessor is the seventh studio Album by Joe Walsh, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music)

Stanley is the afternoon drive disc jockey for radio station CBS Radio's 98. This article is about the radio group for the radio network see CBS Radio Network. 5 WNCX in Cleveland, a job he has held since 1990. WNCX (985 FM, "985 NCX" is Cleveland 's only Classic rock music formatted Radio station.

Stanley is a Democrat, and in late 2006 performed with Jackson Browne and J.D. Souther at a fundraiser for Democratic candidates in Ohio. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is a German -born American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician. JD Souther (born John David Souther, November 2, 1945 in Detroit Michigan and raised in Amarillo, Texas) is a Country Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads

Discography

Silk

Solo

Michael Stanley Band

The Ghost Poets

Chart performance

Billboard Hot 100
Title Debut date Peak
position		 Weeks
on chart
"He Can't Love You" November 22, 1980 #33 16
"Lover" March 28, 1981 #68 6
"Falling in Love Again" August 8, 1981 #64 8
"When I'm Holding You Tight" September 11, 1982 #78 4
"Take the Time" December 25, 1982 #81 5
"My Town" October 1, 1983 #39 10
"Someone Like You" December 24, 1983 #75 5


Billboard Rock Tracks
Title Debut date Peak
position		 Weeks
on chart
"In the Heartland" August 1, 1981 #6 18
"In Between the Lines" September 4, 1982 #24 10
"My Town" September 24, 1983 #11 12


Billboard Top LP's & Tapes
Title Debut date Peak
position		 Weeks
on chart
Smooth As Raw Silk November 8, 1969 #191 2
Michael Stanley May 5, 1973 #206 4
Friends & Legends February 16, 1974 #207 4
You Break It…You Bought It! September 13, 1975 #184 3
Stagepass April 30, 1977 #207 2
Cabin Fever July 8, 1978 #99 18
Greatest Hints August 4, 1979 #148 5
Heartland September 27, 1980 #86 32
North Coast August 1, 1981 #79 15
MSB September 4, 1982 #136 6
You Can't Fight Fashion September 24, 1983 #64 17

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Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard
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