Michael Stribling
American musician
Michael Stribling (born 1951) is an American musician, best known for his series of new-age albums. His debut new-age album, Songs of Hope and Healing, was named Best Electronic Album of 2006 by New Age Reporter.
Biography
Stribling was born in 1951 in Merced, California, United States, the older of two children to Ivan Stribling and Lorraine Murphy Wenrich, later divorced. Stribling attended Merced High School, graduating in 1969. He next attended California State University Fresno, graduating in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in percussion performance. He later earned a master's degree in theology with an emphasis in marriage and family ministries from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
Stribling began music lessons at age seven, studying violin, clarinet, and guitar, but when the Beatles arrived in 1964 he “switched to drums,” according to his website. He worked as a performer, composer, engineer, and in the 1970s worked as a radio announcer for a classic rock station.
From June 1974 to July 1975, he toured the U.S., Europe, and Canada with Johnny Mathis. He also performed with jazz performers of the time, including Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson, Cannonball Adderley and more.
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