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Michael McDermott (other)
Michael McDermott may refer to: *Michael McDermott (musician), Chicago folk-rock singer *Michael McDermott (drummer), formerly of punk rock band The Bouncing Souls, as of 2021 of Joan Jett And The Blackhearts *Michael McDermott (baseball) (1864–1947), 19th-century baseball pitcher * Michael McDermott, software engineer who committed the Wakefield massacre *Michael McDermott (politician), Libertarian gubernatorial candidate for New York in 2014 *Michael McDermott, actor in the 1979 film ''Starting Over (1979 film), Starting Over'' *Michael J. McDermott, American diplomat See also * Mike McDermott (other) {{hndis, Macdermott, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McDermott (musician)
Michael McDermott (born August 24, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois, United States. His music is enjoyed by Stephen King, who wrote liner notes for one of McDermott's albums. Career 1991: Record deal & ''620 W. Surf'' McDermott started performing in Chicago coffeehouses in the early 1990s, incorporating elements of Irish music into an American folk rock sound. He was signed by Brian Koppelman to Giant Records (Warner), Giant Records; his 1991 single ''A Wall I Must Climb'' from the album ''620 W. Surf'' reached No. 34 on the Billboard magazine, Billboard Mainstream Rock tracks chart. McDermott released several albums in the 1990s and toured extensively behind them. His lyrics were quoted in the Stephen King books ''Insomnia (2002 film), Insomnia'', and in the book ''Rose Madder (novel), Rose Madder'', one of the characters constantly wears a shirt of his that reads "I'm in love with a girl called Rain". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |