Mike anthony biography
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Michael Anthony (musician)
American bassist
Musical artist
Michael Anthony Sobolewski (born June 20, 1954) is an American musician who was the bassist and backing vocalist for the hard rock grupp Van Halen from 1974 to 2006. He performed on Van Halen's first 11 albums and was their longest-tenured bassist. Following his 2006 departure, Anthony has collaborated with fellow former Van Halen bandmate Sammy Hagar for the supergroupsChickenfoot and Sammy Hagar and the Circle. In addition to his music career, he markets a line of hot sauces named Mad Anthony and related products. Anthony was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen in 2007.
Early years
[edit]Anthony got his interest in music from his trumpeter father, and played the same instrument in his youth.[1]
Anthony was born and partly raised in Chicago.[2] The family moved to California twice in Anthony's early years, settling in 1966 in Arcadia, California[2] (l
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Michael Anthony (actor)
American actor and musician
Michael Anthony | |
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| Born | Michael Gould, Jr. Akron, Ohio |
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Michael Anthony, (born Michael Gould, Jr.) also known by the stage name Mike Bless,[1] is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and former serviceman in the United States Air Force.[2] He is known for appearing in TV series such as Raising Dion,[2]Chicago Med,[2]Big 50 – The Delronda Hood Story, and Ready to Love.[3]
Early life
[edit]Anthony was born in Akron, Ohio and was raised in Akron and Buffalo, New York.[4] He eventually joined the military,[5] achieving a rank of E-4/SRA in the U.S. Air Force.[2] He was in U.S. Air Force Security Forces during Operation Enduring Freedom.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2008, Anthony entered Slip-n-Slide Records' "The Next Big Superstar" competition. He won the competition and wa
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Michael Anthony
Michael Anthony was born on June 20, 1954 at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, IL. The second of five children, (Nancy, Michael, Steve, Robert and Dennis), Mike was raised in Chicago, and later moved to California where he attended Arcadia High School in Arcadia, graduating in 1972.
Michael got an early start in music at age seven, following in the footsteps of his father, Walter by taking up the trumpet.
He was a member of the marching band and on the track team (his event was the running long jump) at Dana Junior High School in Arcadia, CA which he attended from 1967-1969.
As a teenager, Mike developed an interest in the guitar. His sister Nancy turned him on to bands like Electric Flagg and Blue Cheer, and after seeing how cool the bass player looked in a photo on a Blue Cheer album, Michael decided, "That's me!" and switched to the bass.
His first bass was actually a Fender Mustang guitar owned by Mike Hershey, who he would later go on to form a band with. M