Musician. Would you like to offer Stanley Michael Blacks loved ones a condolence message? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame issued a statement Saturday, remembering Stanley as our citys most beloved musician, songwriter and rocker. Beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at Ascension St. Mary's Medical Center. OBITUARY Michael Craig Stanley November 14, 1962 - July 29, 2022. We will remember him forever. Your music will live on forever.. . I thought you were kidding., Its like Cocoon, I yelled over the music. 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Michael Stanley (born Michael Stanley Gee; March 25, 1948 - March 5, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, radio and television personality. Following a short stint on Cleveland radio station WMMS, from 1990 until a few weeks before his death in 2021, Stanley was the afternoon drive disc jockey for classic rock radio station WNCX, in Cleveland.[10]. 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 | News, Sports, Jobs - Altoona Mirror 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. Michael E. Sproule - The Gloversville Leader Herald Michael Stanley's music career spanned five decades. 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. On their chairs, howling and dancing, it was exactly how they were as the 1970s turned into the 80s. He released about sixteen more albums on Razor & Tie or his own label, Line Level. CLEVELAND Cleveland singer and songwriter Michael Stanley Gee passed away peacefully at home, Friday, March 5, 2021, with his family by his side. But that only lasted for about 10 seconds and we went back into the song., When a stage light above exploded outside of Detroit and shards cut Stanleys face, meanwhile, Dobeck remembers he just kept playing, blood running down his cheek. 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. But thats not why he matters, or why people where I come from care. Later that year he suffered a second heart attack and underwent quadruple bypass surgery. Michael Stanley Gee was born in 1948, the same year the Indians won the World Series. He was so emblematic of that raging heart that doesnt care that its gonna lose -- its still gonna leave everything on the field. Michael Christensen | Obituaries | norfolkdailynews.com Producer-engineer Bill Szymczyk signed the Tree Stumps to ABC Records, albeit suggesting a name change that became Silk for the 1969 release Smooth As Raw Silk. He earned 11 Emmy awards and is a member of the Cleveland Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Lynna Lai looks back on his amazing life and gets reaction from fans and f. [2], A few years after his graduation, while working as a regional manager for a record store chain, Stanley released his first solo album, Michael Stanley, on Tumbleweed Records in 1973. He kept rocking, kept playing shows, kept writing songs. Obituaries. An official certificate recognizing your purchase will be included with your email receipt. Much loved father and father-in-law of Michael and Trish, David and Michelle. [13], He is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, OH. Michael Stanley Gee 1948-2021 | News, Sports, Jobs - The Vindicator 39 on the Billboard chart. 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. He was the promise of rock n roll delivered. The obituary was featured in The Journal on . The band received the key to Cleveland after breaking Led Zeppelins mark at the Coliseum. CLEVELAND (WJW) Devastating news for music fans in Cleveland. Michael Donald Stanley of Casper, WY passed away suddenly on March 24, 2021 at the age of 21 in Rapid City, SD. Michael Stanley saw us. 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. He was 72. He learned to play guitar after watching performers like Elvis and Beatles on television. Obituary for Reginald Stanley Johnson Jr. at Community Funeral Home, Inc. December 22, 2022. ABC Records Bill Szymczyk, who had produced B.B. To be on the show and have Dick Clark react to us as excited as he would have been to see Led Zepplin, that was great, Michael said. In 2017, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Michael J Nugent (1951-2002) *50 Biography - Sysoon Born in New Britain, Michael was the son of the late John M. Brecko and Maria V . Michael Stanley dies at age 72 - Akron Beacon Journal Would you like to offer Michael P. Stanleys loved ones a condolence message? We are sad to announce that on February 24, 2023, at the age of 66, Stanley Michael Black of Etters, Pennsylvania passed away. Stanley Michael passed away on February 14, 2023 in Dove Creek, Colorado. Michael Stanley Obituary 2021 - Bustard & Jacoby Funerals, Cremations An arrest warrant was issued for William Michael Stanley Sr., 52, of 1216 Purdy Ave., Moundsville, on Oct. 19. Michael: Middle Name: J: Nick Name: Maiden Name: Age: 69: Death Date: Sep. 6, 2020: Birth Date: Notes: Stanley resident; Plombon Funeral Home, Stanley, WI: Spouse: Burial Place: Holy Family Cemetery, Stanley, WI . To top it off, MSB performed on the TV shows American Bandstand and Solid Gold in 1983. He always hasrousers and weepies. He felt our urgency. Mark J. He attended Hiram College[1] on a baseball scholarship and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1970. Planting will take place in Spring or Summer of the same year. Mar 7, 2021. We just couldnt bust him out of there.. The former baseball player came off that stage, guitar slung low, and took a victory lap through the crowd; up one aisle, down the other. The Michael Stanley Band was formed by Stanley in 1974 with singer-songwriterlead guitarist Jonah Koslen, former Glass Harp bassist Daniel Pecchio and drummer Tommy Dobeck from the band Circus. Their video for "He Can't Love You" was the 47th video ever played on MTV. [7] The band's last Top 40 hit was "My Town" in 1983. Stanley Michael Halsey Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information Drummer Dobeck remembered a wrench, inadvertently left by a crew member falling from the lighting truss during a Richfield Coliseum show and hitting Stanley in the head. He was the husband of Jan Hagwood Cocke. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. But for whatever reason, MSB never achieved national stardom. She is survived by sons, Michael (Lynn) of Hillsborough, NJ and Don of . Music legend Michael Stanley has died. Michael Wodarski - U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current - Ancestry.com 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. 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. In a 2014 interview, Michael talked about the struggles. He planned vacations around the restaurants he wanted to eat at and the local foods he wanted to sample. Visitation one hour prior to services (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm). 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,. Ottawa Obituaries - CityNews Ottawa Its hard to put a price on that., More:An interview with Cleveland rock legend Michael Stanley. Your email will not be used for any other purpose. One day, he was asked to perform at a rival store and he was let go. Stanley has been charged with one felony count of threats to kidnap or demand. 1977. Scott Raab, the longtime Esquire writer, came to a Tangiers show with me one year. 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.