Stan The Blues Man R&B Band from Pensacola, FL

Earnest began playing at an early age. At the age of sixteen, Earnest had the privilege of performing with the late, great international recording artist Jimmy Reed in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida. While coming up through high school, Earnest formed a band and performed for most high school functions throughout the community. As he advanced in music he was highly accepted for his talent, where as he performed in all major night clubs traveling throughout the south with constant sellouts in which he was noted for his amazing harmonica playing and natural vocal style, which has made him somewhat of a legend in his hometown. Earnest and his band became the house band for ABE's Five-O-Six Club, one of the biggest and hottest night clubs in the south during the early 1960's and 1970's by drawing constant sell-out crowds. ABE's Five-O-Six booked some of the worlds biggest entertainers in the business, such as Ray Charles, James Brown, Ike and Tina Turner, Fats Domino, B. B. King, Otis Redding, Big Joe Turner, Sam Cook, Sam and Dave, Bobby Blue Bland, Sarah Vaughn, Aretha Franklin, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Solomon Burke, Tyrone Davis, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Seal Johnson and the late great O. V. Wright. Earnest got to know most of these artists personally. Earnest big chance came when he visited one of James Brown's rehearsals while performing in Pensacola. As James Brown played the organ, Earnest began to sing and Mr. Brown was highly impressed with him and had him come to New York where he was introduced to his personal manager, Mr. Ben Bart. He also had the opportunity of performing with James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Bobby Byrd at the Hill Side Theatre in New York and also performed at the Apollo Theatre in New York. Earnest says James Brown has been his idol and the force in his career as well as the late Jimmy Reed. Earnest believes that his big break came in 1977 at ABE's Five-O-Six Club while Al Green was performing. He was approached by one of the band members, Howard Grimes, the drummer in Al Green's band. He was asked to visit the hotel where the band was staying for an audition. After the audition the band members were highly impressed and introduced him to their producer, Mr. Willie Mitchell of Hi Records in Memphis, TN. Mr. Mitchell immediately asked Earnest to come to Memphis and wanted to sign him to a multi-year recording contract, which would make him the label's first blues artist. His record was scheduled for release after the recording session was completed. He returned home very excited, as was all of his hometown fans, but due to a tragedy in his family, he had to put his dreams, as well as his career on hold, and never returned to Memphis. At present Earnest's latest endeavor was to produce and manage a young group from New Orleans LA, known as High Quality Recording an album that gave him and the group recognition throughout the United States and Canada. High Quality is currently performing in Canada and is being booked by the Felman Brothers Booking Agency. Presently writing producing and arranging his own music. dreams and career. Most of his fans and friends encouraged him to return to pursue his music career in which he did by helping young people with talent to organize groups.