This book seemed to be especially long. Michael passed away from health complications and was surrounded by his family. Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip known collectively as Michael Stanley bring us a brand new gripping story featuring Detective Kubu. "We were big in San Francisco, but we didnt do much in LA. How come we cant get Michael, too. He was huge in the Midwest Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh. 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 When the #2 government mining official ends up dead, an apparent suicide, Kubu finally finds a distraction from his misery, and quickly determines the death was not accidental, and he sets off the find the murderer. After the breakup, Stanley returned to solo albums and also hooked up with the bands the Resonators and the Ghost Poets, releasing work on Razor & Tie or his own labels. Plus hear The Lost 45 of the Day! I was literally stunned, said John, upon learning that legendary Cleveland rock and roll star Michael Stanley died Friday of lung cancer. Stanley age of Saginaw, Michigan, born February 3rd, 1928 passed away on February 23rd, 2023 ;Surviving Stanley:Surviving besides his wife Bernice are two sons Already a member, log in! Detective novel set in Botswana but for Kudu, this time it's personal! The MSB had its biggest national profile in 1980 when the single He Cant Love You reached No. Source: music-news.com Alice Cooper didn't know if he should leave the house with his make-up on at the height of his drink and drug addiction. Morgan Stanley chief U.S. equity strategist Mike Wilson recently compared U.S. stock valuations to the "death zone" sometimes encountered by mountain climbers. I'm generally not a fan of authors killing of family members of the protagonist. WNCX says he will be laid to rest at Lake View Cemetery in a private A good mystery set in Botswana. Born Michael Stanley Gee, Stanley grew up in Northeast Ohio, graduating first from Rocky River High School and then Hiram College. For the last three decades, Clevelanders were also lucky enough to have had Michael take us through afternoon drive time, playing classic rock songs on 98.5 WNCX. Stanley did his final afternoon drive shift on WNCX on Feb. 19. Listen online, phone or pad! a music critic and author who was raised in Michael Stanley.. My sincere condolences go out to the Stanley family on the passing of Michael. At the start, his father is killed by a lethal knife wound, and Kubu is told by his boss to take a week off and stay away completely from the investigation. Services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, December 17, 2012 at Temple Beth. Thanks for all your help! So that tells you something.. Stanleys illness became known when he took leave of his usual afternoon radio shift at Clevelands 98.5 WNCX in late February and the station released a statement requesting prayers for his family. I certainly felt the frustration myself. Show your support Send a Gift Send a gift to a service or familys home. We want to hear from you! Kubu's father, an aging man in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, was his hero and they were very close, so imagine his dismay when he is instructed to have nothing to do with the investigation--although he knows on an intellectual level that it is only right and proper. I have a little MP3 player, he said. His record company changed his name to Michael Stanley. Michael was the king of Cleveland, and of course the Michael Stanley Band became a Midwest powerhouse, Walsh said in a statement published at Cleveland.com. John mentioned that the Michael Stanley Band broke the record at the Blossom Music Center for a three nightstand: 64,965 on August 23, 24, and 26, 1982. "We couldnt get arrested in Columbus," Stanley told Cleveland Magazine in a 2019 interview. The scenes of Kubu in the US were perhaps not strictly speaking necessary, but they were funny. He always has rousers and weepies. The group scored in 1981 when the song He Cant Love You cracked the Billboard Top 40, getting as high as No. The energy of his music and its ability to bring people together helped to make Cleveland the Rock and Roll Capitol of the World, and it galvanized the community to rally together and make our city the home of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Michael has always been a master at the craft of songwriting. He then transitioned into a radio personality. FORECAST | Windy start to the weekendflurries too! ", "Somebody once said that if you love your job then it's not really work," he said. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. John himself was behind the microphone in the 1970s and 80s as the afternoon drive disc jockey on then-radio station WSRD, nicknamed The Wizzard.. Kubu is told to stay off the case and focus on the murder-made-to-look-like- suicide of a civil servant in the mining department. "We toured seven or eight months out of the year for 13 years. He passed away August 18, 2020 following a brief battle with cancer. This mystery, #5 in the series featuring Botswana policeman David "Kubu" Bengu, was just plain excellent. Cleveland rocker Stanley has died at age 72 after battling lung cancer. 39. On Wednesday, the WNCX-FM radio station in Cleveland announced Stanley is survived by two daughters, Anna Sary (Christian) and Sarah Sharp (Aaron); his wife, Ilsa Glanzberg and stepson Cole Sweeney; his sister, Nancy Oosterhoudt, and niece, Claire Kloss; and five grandchildren: Mallory Sidoti (Mike), Aidan Kraus, Brody Kraus, Wren Sary and Phoebe Sary. That was the coolest thing. And I walk out the door, and Im walking down Federal Street, and I realize I never got paid. But can he? Szymczyk told Cleveland.com that although Stanley was in declining health as they cut the Tough Room album last year, Its pretty rocked out. The live double album Stage Pass was recorded in Cleveland, and youd see him at the Agora [in Youngstown] and it was exactly the same vibe, said John. All the way through the entire career, I could never get him a monster hit record that always pissed me off, Szymczyk told the Plain Dealer. I was always drawn to the rousers and this one has more rousers than weepies.. Meanwhile, there is trouble in a mining town as the elders consider whether to allow expansion and relocation of residents, which went badly the last time, antagonizing the young and unemployed. The obituary was Share Obituary Let others know about Kubu comes back from a police conference in NY, inspired to find the truth, and restore his prodigious appetite. In a letter posted Saturday on the radio stations website, Stanley wrote a farewell to fans: Hey gang Well, if youre reading this then I am off to catch up with that big club tour in the sky. It has 199 of my favorite all time songs, five of which are Michael Stanley. Thats what I wanted to do.. Marcia L. Stanley died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at Heritage of Bel Stanleys rock career was solid in Ohio and the Midwest, but never quite broke through nationally, save for his hit song He Cant Love You. He later was an afternoon drive DJ and Saturday mornings host playing classic rock on radio station 98.5 WNCX. This is not a terribly bleak depiction of this sunny land, but a reminder that even a country full of good people can fall prey to bad influences. Although he would continue to write, record, and perform his music for fans for decades to come, Michael Stanley became known to a whole new generation in Northeast Ohio on radio and television. We are sad to announce that on February 24, 2023, at the age of 66, Stanley Michael Black of Etters, Pennsylvania passed away. Family and friends are The funeral service will be private, and Stanley will be buried at Lake View Cemetery, the family said. For 12 years, Thomas John introduced the bands at the Agora in downtown Youngstown, for which he was paid. We are sad to announce that on February 24, 2023, at the age of 66, Stanley Michael Black of Etters, Pennsylvania passed away. This time, tragedy strikes Asst. The author Michael Stanley (South African born writing duo Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip) have created a top notch and totally compelling Botswana police series, that is both atmospheric, gripping and utterly loveable. This is my first full length Michael Stanley novel featuring Inspector Kubu. Stanley was deeply involved in the local Cleveland community, so much so that a section of Clevelands Huron Avenue was renamed Michael Stanley Way in 2019. All Rights Reserved. We will miss Michael dearly.. 07, 2021, 12:57 p.m. Cleveland music icon Michael Stanley died Friday at the age of 72. And if thats true (and I definitely think it is) then I have been happily out of work for over 50 years! The Daily News publishes death notices and obituaries on a daily basis for Norfolkans, area residents and former residents. There is a mine in the area that wants to expand and it would displace a lot of local villagers and the villagers are split whether to let the mine expand or not. Baldwin Wallace eliminated from NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament, Cleveland Monsters Outdoor Classic at FirstEnergy Stadium delayed due to ice conditions. He does and keeps getting reprimanded. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- If you grew up in the Rust Belt in the 1970's and 1980's, chances are you heard Michael Stanley on your radio at some point. The cause of death was lung cancer that had been diagnosed seven months earlier. An amazing book from Michael and Stanley, amazing for its contradictions and irony. He also won 11 local Emmy Awards as co-host of WJW Channel 8s PM Magazine from 1987-90, and then spent another year on the stations Cleveland Tonight. The 73-year-old rocker - who got sober almost four decades ago - has recalled how he was unable to identify himself from his stage persona, who is famous for wearing signature black eye make-up and parading on stage with snakes around his neck, during his []. "My biggest regret is that, for a lot of people, there was a feeling that it wasnt a successful band or that we were only a Cleveland band." Cleveland rocker Stanley has died at age 72 after battling lung cancer. Stanley's family says in a statement he died Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Cleveland, where he performed regularly and worked at rock radio station WNCX. (CHUCK CROW/AP) And I went back., John said. WebMichael Paul Stanley was born January 27, 1980 in Freehold, New Jersey to Paul and Eileen Stanley. I probably will try another of these books at some time but better ones are calling me now. 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The timing was awful because Stanleys wife, Libby, had recently given birth to twin daughters, Sarah and Anna. But Stanley, a guitarist and songwriter, still dreamed of a career in music. A Death in the Family follows on from Deadly Harvest, that I read not so long ago. Michael Stanley was born on 25 March 1948 (age 72 years; as in 2021 at the time of death) in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He was graduated from Hiram College. His fathers name was F. Stanley Gee and his mothers name is Martha Galloway Gee. Michael Stanley was one of the most famous American singers, songwriters, and musicians. Photo: 98.5 WNCX/Facebook. Most of the early records by Stanley and his group were produced by Bill Szymczyk, best known as the Eagles producer. Michael Stanley's health is keeping him off-air for the time being. So, I hear Michael Stanley almost every daywalking in the woods.. Another excellent addition to the Detective David "Kubu" Bengu series. WebThe obituary was featured in The Journal on February 28, 2023. In its late 70s/early 80s heyday, the Michael Stanley Band would sell out multiple nights at the Richfield Coliseum and Blossom Music Center. The band would break up in 1987, playing a dozen farewell shows at the Front Row Theater. Stanley started out as a solo artist in 1973 with two albums in a more contemplative singer/songwriter vein before forming the Michael Stanley Band, whose 1975 debut on Epic Records, You Break It You Bought It, introduced the more robust, arena-friendly anthems that the group came to be known for. Johns ultimate tribute to Michael Stanley can be heard through his earphones during his daily walks in Poland Woods. This one is a very heart-rending and personal story for Assistant Superintendent David "Kubu" Bengu, who works in CID out of Gabarone, Botswana, in which he is awakened in the middle of the night to be told that his father has died--and worse, has been brutally murdered. We just couldnt bust him out of there.. I like the Detective Kubu books, but in general feel that they go on and on. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. According to author Jacob Hoye in his book, "MTV Uncensored," "He Cant Love You" was the 47th video ever played on MTV.