1965-1980
Due to changing music trends and feeling somewhat let down by the industry that created him, 1965 saw Barry Stanton's career fall to an all-time low, with only the odd show here and there it seemed that rock'n'roll had been laid to rest forever. Groups seemed to be taking the place of the individual singer, with bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones taking up most of the music chart's top positions. With almost no work left for these stars of yesterday most had to get regular day jobs in order to pay the bills. Stanton having felt the full brunt of this took up work as an electrician. Until 1974, when he received a phone call from Johnny O'Keefe inviting him - along with other big names from the sixties like Ray Brown, Lonnie Lee, Jade Hurley, Johnny Devlin, and Dinah Lee - to be part of his new show called The Good Old Days of Rock 'n' Roll. This re-surge of the sixties rock'n'roll era would prove to be a successful one, running for four years in total. Rock'n'roll was back it seemed, though this would prove to be another testing time for all involved as the 1980s saw the music styles change considerably once again.
During this time Stanton remarried and had two daughters, born in 1976 and 1979.
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