Michael Christopher "Ike" Reilly was born on December 27, 1963, at the United
States Naval Hospital in Illinois and is an American singer-songwriter,
musician, and writer. He began his music career playing guitar for various rock
bands near his hometown of Libertyville, including The Drovers in the late
1980s. After working in music production, Reilly released his debut solo album,
Salesmen and Racists, in 2001 through Universal Records. He formed the band The
Ike Reilly Assassination and released several albums, including Sparkle in the
Finish (2004) and We Belong to the Stagger...