Michael Stanley

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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. 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.

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[edit] Biography

Michael Stanley Gee graduated from Rocky River High School in 1966. 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.

Stanley worked with producer Bill Szymczyk and artists such as Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, and David Sanborn. 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. 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. Additionally, The Ohio State University Marching Band uses "My Town" as one of their premier stand tunes.

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.

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. "My Town" was covered by Little Texas on their album Big Time. "Rosewood Bitters" was covered by Joe Walsh on his 1985 album The Confessor.

Stanley is the afternoon drive disc jockey for radio station CBS Radio's 98.5 WNCX in Cleveland, a job he has held since 1990.

Stanley is a Democrat, and in late 2006 performed with Jackson Browne and J.D. Souther at a fundraiser for Democratic candidates in Ohio.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Silk

  • 1969: Smooth As Raw Silk

[edit] Solo

  • 1973: Michael Stanley
  • 1973: Friends and Legends
  • 1996: Coming up for Air
  • 1998: Live at Tangiers
  • 2000: Live Y2K
  • 2000: Eighteen Down
  • 2003: The Ground
  • 2005: American Road
  • 2006: The Farrago Sessions
  • 2007: The Soft Addictions

[edit] Michael Stanley Band

  • 1975: You Break It...You Bought It!
  • 1976: Ladies' Choice
  • 1977: Stagepass
  • 1978: Cabin Fever
  • 1979: Greatest Hints
  • 1980: Heartland
  • 1981: North Coast
  • 1982: MSB
  • 1983: You Can't Fight Fashion
  • 1984: Fourth and Ten...
  • 1986: Inside Moves

[edit] The Ghost Poets

  • 1993: The Ghost Poets

[edit] 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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