A mainstay of the Cleveland rock scene, he led the Michael Stanley Band during the ‘70s and ‘80s. After a short stint on local TV he spent more than 20 years on air with 98.5 WNCX, starting in 1990.
By: Holly Gleason
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When the Michael Stanley Band took the stage – from their early record-setting mid-70s stands at the original Agora Ballroom or 10-night final run at the rotating stage Front Row Theater, not to mention the record-setting four-night SRO appearances at Blossom Music Center or the two nights at Richfield Coliseum that sold out faster than led Zeppelin – there was an urgency forged by the city of Cleveland’s zeitgeist. No matter how tough things got, MSB created music that swept sometimes tens of thousands of locals up in its expansive view of life in “Our Town.”
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Cleveland Rock Icon Michael Stanley Dead at 72
Singer-songwriter and radio host Michael Stanley died yesterday at the age of 72. Michael battled lung cancer for seven months with the same strength and dignity he carried throughout his life, his family announced via social media. He will always be remembered as a loving father, brother, husband, a loyal friend, and the leader of one of Cleveland’s most successful rock bands.”
A mainstay of the Cleveland rock scene, he led the Michael Stanley Band during the ‘70s and ‘80s. After a short stint on local TV he spent more than 20 years on air with 98.5 WNCX, starting in 1990.
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MICHAEL STANLEY DIES
CLEVELAND (AP) Michael Stanley of the Michael Stanley Band put out his own obituary. Stanley died Thursday of lung cancer at the age of 72, according to his family. He had been an air personality at Cleveland’s WNCX radio, which posted a message of his death written by Stanley himself. It said in part, “Hey gang. Well, if you’re reading this then I am off to catch up with that big club tour in the sky. But before the bus pulls out I wanted to thank all of you for being part of my musical journey.” The Michael Stanley Band had hits in the 1980s with “He Can’t Love You” and “My Town.”