Stan's roots go back to the family farm in Kansas; where hard work and play were accompanied by John Deere tractors, V-8 cars, & country guitars. His brother's baritone horn was the first instrument, followed by guitar, vocals, sax, flute, and an interest in keyboards. He spent his college years studying music in Michigan, later moving to Chicago to play its clubs, and finally to San Francisco to form one of the hardest working bands in the Bay Area. They have a Grand Ole Time ...

An eclectic mix of the finest musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area. This group plays for the moment, and covers a spectrum of blues/r&b, rock, soul-jazz, & originals ... served separately, or mixed and stirred. Different formats for different events (trio, quartet, duo, large band) ... seasoned with guitar, sax, keys, or other instrumentation.

In 2010 & 2011, Stan performed with The Metro Fountain Blues Festival All-Stars, a large, multi-talented ensemble brought together by Ted Gehrke (Metro Fest founder), and led by guitarist/vocalist JC Smith. The group released a CD in 2011, performed at San Jose's Metro Fountain Blues Festival in both 2010 & 2011, and sold out The Villa Montalvo Carriage House (Saratoga, CA) in March, 2011. The All-Stars have included the following great players and singers (alphabetically): Ron E Beck, Kaye Bohler, Maxx Cabello Jr, Chris Cain, Noel Catura, Little John Chrisley, Taylor P Collins, Stan Erhart, Mark Fenichel, John Garcia, Andy Just, Richard Palmer, Lara Price, Gary Smith, JC Smith, Endre Tarczy, & Ron Thompson.

Working with fine musicians is its own reward, and Stan is always up for it. In 2010, he and his band released a collection of originals and covers recorded at Garth Webber's Red Rooster Studio in Berkeley, CA. He's proud to have worked with Michael Warren (Bassist for Merl Saunders, Leo Nocentelli, Harvey Mandel & others) for 15 years. He's played guitar for singer/harp player Little John Chrisley's Band, was the musical director for power house vocalist Marla Goody's "Good-N-Plenty" Band, and recently recorded with Dean Leto & My Blue Soul. He's also backed up a multitude of other musicians & singers at events, festivals, and clubs.

One of things he most enjoys is being able to hire great musicians for his own shows. Some of the regulars are ...

Michael Warren, Bass (Leo Nocentelli [Meters], Merl Saunders, Harvey Mandel)
Pat T, Bass (US Navy Band, Bluestate)
Paul Olguin, Bass (Mary Wells, Brenton Wood, Shana Morrison)
Tim Wagar, Bass (Lowell Fulson, Terry Hanck)
Willie Riser, Bass (Steve Gannon, Lisa Kindred)

Randy Hayes, Drums (Coco Montoya, Chris Cain, John Wedemeyer)
Larry Vann, Drums (Elvin Bishop, Brian Auger, Jules Broussard, Merl Saunders)
Ken Owen, Drums (Jim Campilongo, Buddy Miller, EmmyLou Harris)
Damon Hope, Drums (Merl Saunders, Maria Muldaur)
Jackie Enx, Drums (Rhino Bucket, Chris Cobb)
Ron E Beck, Drums (Tower of Power, Bobby Womack)
Robi Bean, Drums (Chuck Prophet, Steve Freund, Steve Lucky)
Dennis Dove, Drums (John Lee Hooker, Mike Schermer, Lara Price)

Nancy Wright, Sax (John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Lonnie Mack)
Keith Crossan, Sax (Lenny Williams, Tommy Castro)
Ken "Snakebite" Jacobs, Sax (Neville Brothers, Temptations, Gatemouth Brown)
Jim Peterson, Sax (Mitch Woods, Steve Lucky)

Herman Eberitzsch, Keys (Sy Klopps, Natasha James, Bingtones)
Mike Emerson, Keys (Elvin Bishop, Percy Sledge)