Stan Endersby
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Stan Endersby is a Canadian singer-songwriter
and guitarist
.
He comes from an acting family and began his career in the early '60s playing with Toronto
bands, The Omegas and C J Feeney & The Spellbinders.
During late 1965, he joined The Just Us
alongside singers Jimmy Livingston (ex-Mynah Birds) and Neil Lillie aka Neil Merryweather
, bass player Wayne Davis, keyboard player Ed Roth and drummer Bob Ablack. The group recorded an album but the tapes went missing with the band's manager.
Endersby remained with the band as it evolved through The Tripp
and Livingstone's Journey but left for England in March 1968 where he met Kinks bass player Peter Quaife who invited him to form a new group. The promised band, however, never materialised and later that year he returned to Toronto to produce the music for Jim Henson
's TV show "The Cube".
After a brief stint playing with Transfusion (the house band at Toronto's Rock Pile where they opened for Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention as Crazy Horse - no relation to Neil Young
's group), he received a call from Quaife asking him to return to England and put together the promised band, Mapleoak.
Mapleoak initially comprised English drummer Mick Cook and Canadian keyboard player [Marty Fisher who had played with Endersby on "The Cube". The band did a tour of Denmark after which Cook was replaced by another Canadian, Gordon MacBain, who had also played on "The Cube". The new line up recorded a single for Decca records - "Son of a Gun" c/w "Hurt Me So Much" but Quaife left soon afterwards and the remaining trio recorded an LP before returning to Toronto in late 1970.
Back home, Endersby formed Heaven and Earth with his former Just Us/Tripp/Livingston Journey cohort Ed Roth. The band also comprised ex-The Paupers
bass player Denny Gerrard, drummer Pat Little from Luke & The Apostles
and Chimo!
, guitarist Gary Holmes and future Motown star, singer Rick James
. The group issued two singles for RCA
in 1971.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
.
He comes from an acting family and began his career in the early '60s playing with Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
bands, The Omegas and C J Feeney & The Spellbinders.
During late 1965, he joined The Just Us
The Just Us
The Just Us were a short-lived Toronto based, R&B band from the mid 1960s, which later morphed into The Tripp and then Livingstone’s Journey. The group’s personnel included Neil Merryweather and Stan Endersby.-Origins:...
alongside singers Jimmy Livingston (ex-Mynah Birds) and Neil Lillie aka Neil Merryweather
Neil Merryweather
Neil Merryweather is a Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter...
, bass player Wayne Davis, keyboard player Ed Roth and drummer Bob Ablack. The group recorded an album but the tapes went missing with the band's manager.
Endersby remained with the band as it evolved through The Tripp
The Tripp
The Tripp was a short-lived Canadian rock band, based in Toronto from the mid 1960s, featuring Neil Merryweather and Stan Endersby and formed the link between The Just Us and Livingston’s Journey.-The Just Us:...
and Livingstone's Journey but left for England in March 1968 where he met Kinks bass player Peter Quaife who invited him to form a new group. The promised band, however, never materialised and later that year he returned to Toronto to produce the music for Jim Henson
Jim Henson
James Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for...
's TV show "The Cube".
After a brief stint playing with Transfusion (the house band at Toronto's Rock Pile where they opened for Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention as Crazy Horse - no relation to Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
's group), he received a call from Quaife asking him to return to England and put together the promised band, Mapleoak.
Mapleoak initially comprised English drummer Mick Cook and Canadian keyboard player [Marty Fisher who had played with Endersby on "The Cube". The band did a tour of Denmark after which Cook was replaced by another Canadian, Gordon MacBain, who had also played on "The Cube". The new line up recorded a single for Decca records - "Son of a Gun" c/w "Hurt Me So Much" but Quaife left soon afterwards and the remaining trio recorded an LP before returning to Toronto in late 1970.
Back home, Endersby formed Heaven and Earth with his former Just Us/Tripp/Livingston Journey cohort Ed Roth. The band also comprised ex-The Paupers
The Paupers
The Paupers are a Canadian psychedelic rock band that recorded two albums for Verve Forecast Records in 1967 and 1968 and appeared at the Monterey International Pop Festival.-Origins:...
bass player Denny Gerrard, drummer Pat Little from Luke & The Apostles
Luke & The Apostles
Luke & The Apostles was a 1960s blues group from Toronto known for their 1967 hit "Been Burnt". Band members included Canadian guitarist Mike McKenna, Luke Gibson, Peter Jermyn, Jim Jones, and Pat Little...
and Chimo!
Chimo!
Chimo! was a Canadian rock band of the late '60s and early '70s, evolving from the Georgian People in 1969. The band recorded an album for Revolver Records....
, guitarist Gary Holmes and future Motown star, singer Rick James
Rick James
James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
. The group issued two singles for RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
in 1971.