Although the Second Chance was known as a club for seeing great rock and roll bands, it also hosted, on the stage, a variety of other characters listed below.
Sports: Muhammad Ali
Sports announcer: Bob Ufer
Comedy: Second City
Vaudeville: Professor Irwin Corey
Shock Jock: Steve Dahl
Fright Jock: The Ghoul
DJ/Master Mixer: The Wizard (world renown)/ Rick Wade
Street Performer/buscar: Shakin’ Jake
Ribald Musical Comedy Troupe: Jango Edwards and Friend's Road Show (world famous)
Blues: B.B. King/Freddy King/Mighty Joe Young
R&B Male: Four Tops/Jr. Walker/Falcons/Fantastic Four/Contours
R&B: Female: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Marvellettes, Norma Jean Bell
Soul: James Brown/Bootsy Collins/Sam & Dave
Louisiana Soul: Neville Brothers
Funk: Brides of Funkenstein/Ohio Players/Was (Not Was) Don Was
Jazz:The Crusaders/Wayne Shorter/Dave Brubeck
Jazz Fusion: Weather Report/Les McCann
Free Jazz: Sun Ra
Latin: Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Hip hop: Roger Troutman
Disco: Chic (Nile Rodgers)
Up Tempo Disco: Sylvester
Club: B.B. & Q. Band
Rap: Grandmaster Flash
Spoken Word: Gil Scott Heron/John Sinclair
Performance Art: Divine
Reggae: Yellowman/Mighty Diamonds/Gregory Isaacs/Black Uhuru/Steel Pulse
Calypso: Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band
Zydeco: Buckwheat Zydeco
Ska: Bad Manners/English Beat/SLK
Jangle Pop: The Replacements
Power Pop: Cheap Trick/Dwight Twilley
Big Band: Cab Calloway/J.C. Heard/Morris Lawrence
Oldies: Dr. Bop and the Headliners
British Invasion: Herman's Hermits/The Smiths
Rock Legends: Chuck Berry/Jerry Lee Lewis/Ricky Nelson (26 SC Performers in R&R HOF)
Michigan Rock Legends: Bob Seger/Ted Nugent/Mitch Ryder/Mark Farner
Detroit Rock Legends: Sonic's Rendezvous Band/Romantics/Rockets/Gary Quackenbush
Ann Arbor Legends: Dick Siegel/George Bedard/Steve Nardella/Jim Tate/Scott Morgan
Hard Rock: Mountain/Rick Derringer
Eclectic Rock: Frank Zappa
Psychedelic Rock: John Kay & Steppenwolf
Glam Rock: New York Dolls
Punk Rock (male): Iggy Pop/Ramones/Henry Rollins/The Dead Boys/Hiawatha
Punk Rock (female): Patti Smith/Niagara
Post Punk: New Order (Ron Asheton)
Ska Punk: Oingo Boingo (Danny Elfman)
New Wave Rock: Joan Jett/Billy Idol
NYC Rock: David Johansen
New Jersey Rock: Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes
Experimental Rock: Pere Ubu
Roots Rock: The Band
Southern Rock: T-Bone Burnett
California Rock: Jay Ferguson (Spirit)
Underground Rock: John Cale
Progressive Rock: Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
Alternative Rock: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Country Rock: Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen
Insane Rock: Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band
Girl Rock: Go Go's/Martha and the Muffins/Siouxie and the Banshees
Rockabilly: Stray Cats
Blues Rock: Joe Cocker/George Thorogood/Johnny Winter
Folk Rock: Stephen Stills/David Crosby
Rock Pioneer: John Mayall
Folk: Leo Kottke
Country: Emmylou Harris
Country Swing: Asleep at the Wheel
Country Shtick: Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys
Legendary Master of Ceremonies: Stanley T. Madhatter