Official Website Michael Stanley Gee was born in Cleveland March 25 1948,Grew up in cleveland&started his music career here& is now a disc jockey for local radio station WNCX 98.5 Here in cleveland. Michael Stanley BandThe Michael Stanley Band was formed by Stanley in 1974 with singer-songwriter–lead guitarist Jonah Koslen, former Glass Harp bassist Daniel Pecchio and drummer Tommy Dobeck from the band Circus. There were several personnel changes over the years and by 1982 the group had evolved into a seven-piece band. Nicknamed MSB by their fans, the band set several attendance records at Cleveland area venues including a record 20,320 at the Richfield Coliseum on July 20, 1979[2] and a record 40,529 for two Coliseum concerts on December 31, 1981 and January 1, 1982. The band's greatest achievement was a total attendance of 74,404 during a four-night stand at Blossom Music Center on August 25, 26, 30 and 31, 1982.[3] 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. Their video for "He Can't Love You" was the 47th video ever played on MTV.[4] The band's last Top 40 hit was "My Town" in 1983. The band called it quits in 1986 with a series of twelve farewell shows at the Front Row Theatre during the 1986–87 holiday season. Since then, Stanley has performed regularly throughout Northeast Ohio with former members of MSB and with his latest band, the Resonators (source)-Wikipedia 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 1992 Right Back at Ya (1971–1983) 1997 Misery Loves Company: More of the Best 1975–1983
Re: Michael Stanley Band From the 1973 lp Friends&Legends Lets get the show on the road From Stage Pass MidWest Midnight Music Mike has some good info here. Lover
Re: Michael Stanley Band Very nice intro "Squidbilly"... I don't know a thing about The Michael Stanley Band... What is their very best album, not counting live or compilations?
Re: Michael Stanley Band In my opinion Not counting Live&Greatest hits, Cabin Fever is the best one,Shows off the band's true studio efforts& Mikes writing skills Misery Loves company Why should love be this way Other than that Im more into their mainstream tunes.
Re: Michael Stanley Band I remember that "In The Heartland" got some airplay in Chicago for a time in tghe early 80'S. Great tune!
Re: Michael Stanley Band I really like "Let's Get The Show On The Road". Another favorite: Michael Stanley Band - Someone Like You
Nice to see this thread! I'm new to these forums and surfing around--did not expect to see mention of one of my very favorite bands here. MSB was the soundtrack to my jr high/high school years. I grew up in Northern Ohio, and MSB was very much like the Beatles to us. My first album of theirs was North Coast, and I saw them in concert many times, including the famous 4-night stand at Blossom. In my opinion, there was no greater place to grow up during the 70s. The radio stations (particularly WMMS) and the local talent were amazing.
