Michael Been

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Been
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Mar 17, 1950(1950-03-17)
Age	74
Date Of Death	August 19, 2010, Hasselt, Belgium
Birthplace	Oklahoma City
Country	United States
Birth City	Oklahoma
Horoscope	Pisces

Michael Been Biography

Michael Been is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on March 17, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.

Moving to Santa Cruz in the mid-1970’s, Been played with former Moby Grape members Jerry Miller and Bob Mosley in the band Fine Wine, and then again with Miller in the band The Original Haze which also featured Scott Musick on drums. Been also played bass on the first two albums by 2nd Chapter of Acts, their 1974 album With Footnotes and their 1975 album In the Volume of the Book, as well as Barry McGuire’s 1974 release, Lighten Up.

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Been later lived in Park Forest, south of Chicago, where he attended high school and formed his first band, The Chessman. After graduation, he moved to Chicago, where he was a member of the band Aorta at the time of their second album Aorta 2, in 1970. He then joined Lovecraft, the successor band to the psychedelic rock group H.P. Lovecraft.

Michael Been Net Worth

Michael Been is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Been 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Michael Kenneth Been (March 17, 1950 – August 19, 2010) was an American rock musician who achieved critical attention and rotation play on MTV in the 1980s with his band The Call. He later released an album of his solo work and toured with his son’s band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. His song “Let the Day Begin” was the official campaign song of Al Gore’s 2000 U.S. presidential campaign. His song “Oklahoma” was one of the top ten choices for Oklahoma’s official state rock song and a line from the song provided the name for Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock & Roll Exhibit at the Oklahoma History Center.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Michael Been Dating?

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Been died at the age of 60 on August 19, 2010, in Hasselt, Belgium, of a heart attack while at the Pukkelpop 2010 music festival where he was on-tour as a sound man for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael Been celebrates birthday on March 17 of every year.

What happened to Michael Been?

Been (pronounced Bean) died Thursday after suffering a heart attack at the Pukkelpop festival in Hasselt, Belgium, where he had been serving as a sound engineer for his son Robert’s band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. His death was announced in a statement from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s publicist, Juliana Plotkin.

How old was Michael been when he died?

60 years (1950–2010)

Is Michael been alive?

August 19, 2010

Is the band the Call still together?

The Call was an American rock band formed in Santa Cruz, California in 1980. The main lineup consisted of members Michael Been, Scott Musick, Tom Ferrier and Jim Goodwin. The band released nine studio albums over the next two decades before disbanding in 2000.

What happened to the lead singer or the Call?

Michael Been, lead singer and founding member of the Santa Cruz rock band the Call, died Aug. 19 backstage at the Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium, where he was working as the sound engineer with son Robert Levon Been’s group, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. He was 60.