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Michael Stanley Day: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates music maestro Michael Stanley

By Chitranshi Agarwal

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will pay tribute to music maestro Michael Stanley. Cleveland city is all set to celebrate his life today.

Stanley left to the heavenly abode on 5th March after battling with lung cancer for seven months. In order to honor him on his special day, Cleveland is establishing a city-wide holiday for the Ohio artist.

“On behalf of the citizens of the City of Cleveland, I extend my condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Michael Stanley,” Mayor Frank G. Jackson said in a prepared statement. “In celebration of his impact on the world of music near and far, I am pleased that Cleveland City Council declared March 25 as Michael Stanley Day.”

The celebration will start at 10:15 AM. It will take place in the plaza in front of the rock hall. It will also be streamed live on the Cleveland museum’s Facebook and YouTube pages. Among those in attendance for a special presentation will be members of Stanley’s family and musicians from The Resonators.

All radio stations across Northeast Ohio, including the one where he worked as the afternoon disc jockey for the past 30 years, plan to play the Michael Stanley Band hit “My Town” in unison.

In the celebration, the rock hall will display artifacts from Stanley’s career. They will also display his guitar, handwritten lyrics and concert set lists. The museum will play his music the entire day and will show video recordings. They will also include interviews that Stanley gave during his five-decade career.

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Chitranshi Agarwal

Chitranshi Agarwal is a Journalism and Mass Communication graduate. She has worked as a Content Writer, Social Media handler and RJ. She is currently working as a journalist at USANewshour.com. She is reachable at chitra98ag@gmail.com.