Michael Stanley Bio, Wiki, Age, Birthday, Death, Height, Wife, Family, MSB and Net Worth

Michael Stanley Biography

Michael Stanley Gee, popularly known as Michael Stanley, was a celebrated American singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. Both as a solo musician and with the Michael Stanley Band (MSB), his label of heartland rock was famous in Cleveland, Ohio, and around the American Midwest in the 1970s and 1980s.

10 Quick Facts About Michael Stanley

1. Name: Michael Stanley Gee
2. Age: 75 years
3. Birthday: March 25
4. Zodiac Sign: Aries
5. Height: 5 feet 3 inches (1.60m)
6. Nationality: American
7. Occupation: Singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality
8. Marital Status: Denise Stanley
9. Salary: Under Review
10. Net worth: $9 million dollars

Michael Stanley Age

Stanley was 75 years old as of 2022, he was born on March 25, 1948, in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States of America. He celebrated his birthday on March 25, every year, and his birth sign was Aries.

Michael Stanley Date of Death

Stanley died on March 5, 2021, at the age of 72 years old. He died in his sleep after suffering for seven months with lung cancer.

Michael Stanley Height

Stanley stood at a height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.60m). However, details regarding his other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.

Michael Stanley Weight

Stanley Weighed 79 kilograms (174Lbs). Known for his musical skills, Stanley had brown eyes and the color of his hair was black.

Michael Stanley Education

Stanley was a highly educated and qualified person. He graduated from Rocky River High School in 1966. He attended Hiram College on a baseball scholarship and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1970.

Michael Stanley Family

Stanley was born and raised by his parents in Cleveland, Ohio. Our efforts to find out more about his family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Stanley’s parents is still unclear. It is also not known if he had any siblings. We will update this section once this information is available.

Michael Stanley Wife: New Wife

Stanley was happily married to his beautiful wife Denise Stanley. They had been married for about 5 years. He had done a very good job of maintaining his personal and professional life. He was a good husband and also a loving father.

Michael Stanley Children

Stanley was the father of twin adorable daughters, Sarah and Anna, and the proud grandfather of three.

Michael Stanley Salary

According to our reliable sources, Stanley’s annual salary is currently under review. Nevertheless, we are keeping tabs and will update you once this information is available.

Michael Stanley Net Worth

Stanley had an estimated net worth of $9 million dollars as of 2022. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income was his career as a singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. Through his various sources of income, he had been able to accumulate a good fortune but preferred to lead a modest lifestyle.

Michael Stanley Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Stanley.

Michael Stanley Wikipedia

• Full Names: Michael Stanley
• Gender: Male.
• Occupation / Profession: Musician
• Nationality: American.
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Christian
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Michael Stanley Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 75 Years
• Zodiac sign: Aries
• Date of Birth: March 25, 1948
• Date of Death: March 5, 2021
• Place of Birth: Cleveland, OH
• Birthday: March 25.

Michael Stanley Body Measurements

• Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 3 inches (1.60m)
• Weight: 79 kilograms (174Lbs)
• Eye Color: Brown
• Hair Color: Black

Michael Stanley Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Not Known
• Mother: Not Known
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not Known
• Marital Status: Married
• Wife/Spouse: Was Married to Denise Stanley
• Children: Two Daughters (Sarah and Anna)

Michael Stanley Networth and Salary

• Net Worth: $9 million dollars as of 2022
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: Musician

Michael Stanley Songs

Stanley released his first solo album, Michael Stanley, in 1973. The album and its follow-up Friends & Legends were produced by Bill Szymczyk and featured contributions from Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, and David Sanborn.

In 2004, the sketch comedy troupe Last Call Cleveland produced Michael Stanley Superstar: The Unauthorized Autobiography of the Cuyahoga Messiah, a play that parodied Stanley’s status as a local celebrity.

Michael Stanley Band and Band Songs

The 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, 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.

The group reached the peak of their popularity nationally in 1981 when the single “He Can’t Love You” from the album Heartland 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.  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 had performed regularly throughout Northeast Ohio with former members of MSB and with the Resonators and as Michael Stanley and Friends.

Stanley was the co-host of PM Magazine on WJW Channel 8 from 1987 to 1990 and its follow-up Cleveland Tonight until 1991. He also appeared on The Drew Carey Show, playing himself.

Since 1990, Stanley had been the afternoon drive disc jockey for classic rock radio station WNCX in Cleveland. In 2012, Stanley received the “Excellence in Radio” award from the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters.

Michael Stanley and The Resonators

Stanley had a music career spanning more than 40 years. He played with the band’s Silk, Michael Stanley Band, the Ghost Poets, and Michael Stanley & the Resonators. His hits include “He Can’t Love You” and “In the Heartland” which made the Top 40 Billboard.

After the Michael Stanley Band broke up in 1986, Stanley began performing with his latest band, the Resonators. Their setlist includes old favorites and clever covers interspersed with fresh originals. Stanley’s most recent albums include Shadowland, The Hang, The Ride, and The Job.

Michael Stanley My Town

This was Stanley and the band’s last top 4o hit that was released 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 had performed regularly throughout Northeast Ohio with former members of MSB and with the Resonators and Friends.

Michael Stanley Lover

“Lover” is one of Stanley’s powerful singles from his album “Heartland” released in the year 1980. The album reached #86 on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1981. The album stayed in the top 100 for over eight weeks and was in the top 200 for an additional ten weeks.

The album also enjoyed another powerful single, “Lover”, rising to a respectable #68 on the charts and staying there for over two weeks. It featured the iconic lyric “thank God for the man who put the white lines on the highway”, which is still sung back by the audience to Stanley whenever he performs the song live.

Michael Stanley Death

Stanley, a Cleveland-based rocker who with his namesake band reached the Top 40 in the 1980s with the hits “He Can’t Love You” and “My Town” before going on to a long career as a radio disc jockey, has died. He was 72.

Stanley died Thursday after a seven-month battle with lung cancer, his family said in a statement. The rock radio station WNCX in Cleveland, where he worked for 30 years, posted a message from Stanley himself, saying:

“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, both on the stage, on record, and behind the microphone here at WNCX.”

Accompanied by his signature, Stanley’s send-off continued: “Somebody once said that if you love your job then it does not really work. And if that’s true (and I definitely think it is) then I have been happily out of work for over fifty years!”

The Cleveland legend released his first album while still in college and formed the Stanley Band in 1974. After a brief period of national popularity in the early ’80s, sales fell off and the band broke up in 1987. Stanley, also a songwriter, continued to record and tour and remained beloved in his hometown as a radio and television personality, performer, and recording artist.

“He was so emblematic of that raging heart that doesn’t care that it’s gonna lose — it’s still gonna leave everything on the field. 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,” music critic and author Holly Gleason told Cleveland.com. “If you were a kid coming of age in Cleveland in the ‘70s or the ’80s, he was our hand on the brass ring.”