He formed the Michael Stanley Band in 1974 with guitarist Jonah Koslen, bassist Daniel Pecchio and drummer Tommy Dobeck. (To read Varietys obituary of Stanley, click here.). Born in New Britain, Michael was the son of the late John M. Brecko and Maria V . 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 > Laughing, I explained, I was trying to understand what it was you do that left everyone so unraveled I was studying you.. I was always drawn to the rousersand this one has more rousers than weepies.. Between his love of baseball and his love of music, music won out and he started focusing on his songwriting. You will receive email notifications when changes are made to the online memorial, including when family and friends post to the Guestbook. 03/02/2023 Teo Ronald Demo Production 03/01/2023 Peter Walter Kuka 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 also followed in the footsteps of his father Stan Gee, a longtime radio DJ and announcer. Michael will be laid to rest at Lake View Cemetery. His family asks that contributions in Michaels name be made to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and the Cleveland Animal Protective League. It shot the single to number 33 on the Billboard Top 100. ! -- which was so unlike Michael. 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. [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. Write your message of sympathy today. 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). Cameron McGill officiating. All Obituaries, Death notices & Memorials, past 31 days. Your music will live on forever.. In his sophomore year, he joined the Tree Stumps, a four-piece band, and got his first big break during a gig at Ottos Grotto in Cleveland. He felt so lucky to have a career in music, to be able to entertain fans and do what he wanted. 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. 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. 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. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. Stanley, 52 at the time, and band reappeared, fired up the music and then the unthinkable. MICHAEL STANLEY OBITUARY Age 50, of Grand Blanc, died Friday, December 14, 2012 at his residence. Fans knew every word to Strike Up the Band, Lets Get the Show on the Road, Midwest Midnight, Nothings Gonna Change My Mind and Rosewood Bitters.. And thats where the lesson comes in. Michael thought someone threw something at him and was like, Who the hell did that? [10][12], Stanley had a first heart attack in 1991, at age 43. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. September 29, 1976 February 1, 2023. He was 72 years old. Gloversville - Michael E. Sproule, age 75, of Gloversville, NY, passed peacefully at Mercy House of the Southern Tier under the care of Lourdes Hospice on February 21, 2023. (715) 447-8235. Mellencamp, Billy Joel, Foreigner and others opened for him early in their careers. Sun 26 Feb 2023 10.29 EST. He was 72 years old . As 1999 turned to 2000, I began a blind email friendship with him. In between recording sessions, Michael worked for a record store in Cleveland. While he was generous with what he knew, he understood his importance to the fans who believed in that music for so many years. 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. Out of the need to just pay the bills, the Michael Stanley Band was formed. He loved his family and friends who would agree that he was the life of a party. Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. Edit Search New Search. He was preceded in death by his parents, Weylmer Hardin and Ruby Kilner; and a brother, Danny Hardin. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. Michael Stanley didnt just see me that night, of course. An arrest warrant was issued for William Michael Stanley Sr., 52, of 1216 Purdy Ave., Moundsville, on Oct. 19. It seemed real. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. By the second song, however, the miles had fallen away. The service will be private. He was 72. Singer-songwriter Michael Stanley died this week of lung cancer at age 72. Stanley, who passed away Friday at the age of 72 from lung cancer, leaves more than a small part of himself behind in his native Cleveland -- and a gaping hole in a city where he was a rock n roll king and a much-loved, award-winning radio and television personality. He felt our urgency. 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Rowling More Grace and Listen to Her, Britain's $4 Billion Boss: ITV Chief Carolyn McCall Bets It All on Talent, 2023 Music Festivals: How to Buy Tickets to Coachella, Governors Ball, Lollapalooza and More. With Szymczyk in the control room, Stanley recorded two solo albums, Michael Stanley (1972) and Friends and Legends (1973) while working full time as a manager of the Disc Records retail chain. He was born August 16,. Cleveland singer and songwriter Michael Stanley Gee passed away peacefully at home on March 5th with his family by his side. (66 years old). Michael Paul Grubb, age 46, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at his home. 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To say Stanley was part of Clevelands fabric is anything but a clich; It was the home he never left, and a place the man dubbed the Cuyahoga Messiah by Last Call Cleveland, carried with him whenever hed tour the country to play heartland rock hits such as He Cant Love You, Lover, Falling in Love Again and My Town., I had three pretty good, separate careers with music, the television, the radio, Stanley told The Plain Dealer in 2019, before receiving the Cleveland Arts Prize Lifetime Achievement Award. Former manager Spero added that, (Stanley) was so accessible. KRAMER, James Michael, 68, died Wednesday (March 1, 2023). [7] The band's last Top 40 hit was "My Town" in 1983. Janice E. Berry Oct. 4, 1925 - Feb. 27, 2023 Janice E. Berry, formerly of Duncansville PA, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, surrounded by loving family members at Homewood at Martinsburg, Martinsburg Pa. Janice was born October 4, 1925, in Avonmore PA to Martin John Faulk and Elizabeth Verna (Kunkle) Smith. Like a secret handshake, you can still measure the rock and Midwestern bonafides of people, especially those who grew up in Ohio and surrounding states in the 70s and 80s by whether they knew the Michael Stanley Band. You can still show your support by sending flowers directly to the family, or by planting a memorial tree in the memory of Michael Anthony Stanley, 2023 Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home & Cremation. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Michael P. Stanley of Smithfield, Rhode Island, who passed away on June 30, 2022, at the age of 64, leaving to mourn family and friends. Join Facebook to connect with Michael Stanley and others you may know. A native Houstonian, Michael is a graduate of Mount Carmel High School (1971) and the University of Houston. But more importantly, they can tell he believes in them. ECWFP 5 Oct 1893 p1, col 4 is the Eau Claire Weekly Free Press . 135 Riverside Dr. Gilman, WI 54433. 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. View the profiles of people named Michael Stanley. As he explained that year: Somebody one day said, How come its always either East Coast or West Coast? He fell in love with rock n roll the first time he heard Elvis Presley, and formed a garage band, the Scepters, in 1965 as a student at Rocky River High School. On the radio, Stanley spent more than 30 years on WNCX, weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings, ending just last month. As he once told the Beacon Journal: I said to my wife, You know, I kind of dont want to end up 50 years old, complaining about what would have happened if Id really given it a shot. And she said, I dont want you doing that either because its going to be hard on me. . Edit Search New Search. 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). How come we cant get Michael, too. He was huge in the Midwest -- Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Michael H. Stanley O.S.A. Note: These are general guidelines; some florists may not be able to operate within these timelines. Spanish Nights, a tale of a love that couldnt be, offered a blessing and a benediction with the confession, When you run with the dreamers, the going can get so tough / Sooner or later, you find out dreams just aint enough And: For passionate people, these are desperate times / Desperate measures call for passionate crimes, He delivered a great indictment of the record business. A producer, an actual record producer just like in the movies, stumbled into this club one night, Stanley recalled years later. The album was produced by Bill Szymczyk and featured contributions from Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, Rick Derringer, and Joe Vitale. Stanley Michael Halsey of Grasonville, MD, died on November 9, 2014, at Compass Regional Hospice in Centreville, MD. The cause of death was. He was the man who cast AOR rockers like Midwest Midnight, Lets Get the Show on The Road, Strike Up the Band and Our Town, anthems from a town that was cast off and mocked, into a world where he never quite attained national stardom. I realized that mine is: You just never know. 2023 www.beaconjournal.com. Last modified on Sun 26 Feb 2023 10.31 EST. Still the exchange grew into a life of its own. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. He learned to play guitar after watching performers like Elvis and Beatles on television. This whole idea of never knowing what tomorrow is going to bring and being open to it. After releasing two more records, the group broke up in 1987. We will remember him forever. They started getting regional recognition, and were asked to open for bands like Reo Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Foreigner, and Joe Walsh, who played with Michael on his second album. He held on for dear life, doing everything a rock star does, including selling out massive venues in the rock n roll capitol of the world. 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. Death notices, which include information about when and where a person . His heartland music resonated with legions of listeners, and his concerts set attendance records and took on mythic proportions. Raab leaned over. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. 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 clerked for the Honorable Anne X. Alpern and was a partner at Berkman, Ruslander, Pohl, Lieber and Engel before purchasing Fairman Wallpaper from his in-laws George and Ruth Fairman. Its pretty rocked out. He was preceded in death by his mother, Karen Stanley Hendricks.. But thats not why he matters, or why people where I come from care. He was so emblematic of that raging heart that doesnt care that its gonna lose -- its still gonna leave everything on the field. Michael loved to cook and lived to eat good food whether it be from a roadside truck selling pork in Puerto Rico or from a Michelin starred restaurant in Paris. I was like, Damn, Bob (Seger) sure busted out. He was predeceased by : his parents, Michael Stanley and Helen Stanley (Chubay) of Woonsocket. the France and German Star and the war Medal in 1939. Just wait, I cautioned. 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.. 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. But then when it was over, he kept on believing. Michael battled lung cancer for seven months. So revered was the musician in Cleveland that a local comedy troupe produced a 2004 musical titled Michael Stanley Superstar (The Unauthorized Biography of the Cuyahoga Messiah)., When youre doing something you love to do, it isnt exactly work, Stanley said, although he acknowledged that performing concerts took a physical toll as he grew older. 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. In 2017, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The son of the late Stanley and Louise (Bocian) Witkowski, Stanley was born on February 3, 1928 in Saginaw, Michigan. Managed by Belkin Productions, the Michael Stanley Band was highly prolific, releasing an album a year over the next decade. And when he wrote those songs, those kids in a city where the river caught on fire and the lake died, they felt like their lives mattered.. 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. I realized the other day, Ive never done a resume in my entire life and Ive almost always had a job where I can wear tennis shoes if I wanted to.. Hed been produced by the biggest rock producers of the day in Don Gehman, Mutt Lange and Bill Szymczyk and toured with the Eagles, REO Speedwagon, Fleetwood Mac. To top it off, MSB performed on the TV shows American Bandstand and Solid Gold in 1983. How could they not know that, in our corner of America, he was a god? If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. He played with the band Sylk during his college years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Karen Stanley Hendricks. Hes remembered by Holly Gleason. He believed in Cleveland. It included such popular tunes as Lover, All I Ever Wanted and Working Again, and generated MSBs first national hit, He Cant Love You.. I was fired from my job, just bought a new car, had two babies and no employment between us, and I was like What am I going to do now?. No. To remember that? Michael was always a natural born leader and was persistent about putting others needs before himself. An official certificate recognizing your purchase will be included with your email receipt. I explained that was exactly who I was reaching out for. 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. Jones-Walton-Sheridan Funeral Home 1895 Broad St, Cranston, RI 02905. It was a joke amongst the band, Stanley told the Beacon Journal in 2018. Echovita offers a solidarity program that gives back the funds generated to families. 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. 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. You may also light a candle in honor of Michael P. Stanley or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service. 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. 64 on the Billboard 200 -- though there was some national notoriety via TV appearances with Dick Cavett, Merv Griffin and on Don Kirshners Rock Concert., All the way through the entire career, I could never get him a monster hit record -- that always pissed me off, said Szymczyk, noting that other notable producers -- including Mutt Lange, Don Gehman and Eddie Kramer -- couldnt get Stanley over the hump, either. Would you like to offer Michael P. Stanleys loved ones a condolence message? Order by 3:00PMThe day before. There is no photo or video of Stanley Michael Black.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007. He played in several bands while he was a student at Rocky River High School, including The Scepters and Tree Stumps. There's still time to send flowers to Stanley Michael Black's service. He is predeceased by his mother, Martha Fitzpatrick; his father, Stanley Gee; and his late wife, Denise Skinner. There is no photo or video of Michael P. Stanley.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. 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. Leverage your professional network, and get hired. [13], He is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, OH. More:Thank you, Michael Stanley, for the music and memories. The group reached the peak of their popularity nationally in 1981 when the single "He Can't Love You" from the album Heartland (written and sung by keyboardist Kevin Raleigh) made the Top 40 (#33 Billboard, #27 Cash Box) and "In the Heartland" from the album North Coast went to #6 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart. STANLEY MICHAEL OBITUARY. Living the rarest air of rock n roll without ever forgetting the folks in Cleveland, he was ours. Kids at high schools across Northeast Ohio wore MSB T-shirts, bought MSB records and attended MSB shows. [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]. Family will receive friends at 10:00am . Stanley Michael passed away on February 14, 2023 in Dove Creek, Colorado. He planned vacations around the restaurants he wanted to eat at and the local foods he wanted to sample. It was a huge dream come true for Michael. He released about sixteen more albums on Razor & Tie or his own label, Line Level. FEENEY - Patrick A. He won 11 local Emmy Awards as co-host of WJW Channel 8s PM Magazine from 1987 to 1990, and then spent another year on the stations Cleveland Tonight. He played himself on an episode of The Drew Carey Show.. `. Obituary MIchael Stanley Hardin, 66, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2022 at Hillcreek Manor. Your email will not be used for any other purpose. He is preceded in death by father and mother, Robert and Lola Grubb; brothers, Stanley Grubb, Lee Grubb, Charles Grubb and Billy Grubb. It was one of the greatest lessons in the power of not just rock n roll, but the passion for a focused hometown hero. 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. The special all-brass and percussion arrangement is a favorite in Ohio Stadium. can stop at any time. All Rights Reserved. We are sad to announce that on February 24, 2023, at the age of 66, Stanley Michael Black of Etters, Pennsylvania passed away. Thanks for being the soundtrack of my life, Michael, Linda Hochartz posted. His last two solo albums were titled In a Very Short Time (2016) and Stolen Time (2017). In Memory of MICHAEL STANLEYHow does it work? Tribute will contact you if there are any issues. It spawned two huge hits:Lover with the iconic saxophone of the late Clarence Clemons from the E. Street Band and He Cant Love You, which was one of the first videos on MTV. Michael was born September 16, 1999 in Casper, WY to Ralph and Susan Stanley. 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. Leverage your professional network, and get hired. 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.