Good gawd. Another "Michigan coincidence." Guess we've always had "the knack" here.
"Singer Doug Fieger was a native of Oak Park, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in the 9 Mile/Coolidge area. The brother of attorney Geoffrey Fieger, best known for representing Dr. Jack Kevorkian in a series of assisted suicide cases, Fieger had previously played in an eclectic rock band called Sky as well as the Sunset Bombers. Although Sky had received a modest amount of acclaim, including being produced by Rolling Stones producer Jimmy Miller, the band broke up without having any chart success. As a result, Fieger made the decision to move to Los Angeles and start another band.
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Another one of those moments. A few years ago we're boarding a plane from Detroit to Los Angeles. I smile and say hi to someone already seated. Kathy says who was that? As always, I said they're on personal time and so are we and we're blocking the aisle. Arrngh she said. I did order, immediately, a complimentary wine for her. (She did recognize Hulk Hogan one time on a flight from Tampa to Detroit. After he said Hi! to us and everyone else on the plane. I just go with the flow.
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A good friend of mine dated this guy's sister. Another MI success.
"Frey was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1] Growing up in Royal Oak, Michigan, he became part of the mid-1960s Detroit rock scene. One of his earliest bands was called the Subterraneans and included fellow Dondero High School Class of '66 students Doug Edwards (later replaced by Lenny Mintz) on drums, Doug Gunsch and Bill Barnes on guitar and Jeff Hodge on bass.
His first professional recording experience was performing acoustic guitar and background vocals on Bob Seger's Ramblin' Gamblin' Man in 1968. Frey and Seger would remain friends and occasional songwriting partners in later years.
Frey then moved to Los Angeles to follow a girlfriend who was an aspiring singer. His first recording as a musical writer was while fronting Longbranch Pennywhistle, a duo with J. D. Souther, in 1969. Frey also met Jackson Browne there, with whom he would also write songs. The three shared an apartment for a short time.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A806-bTzeQQ
