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Stanley Martin Szelest (February 11, 1942 – January 20, 1991) was an American musician from Buffalo, New York, known for founding an influential blues band in the 1950s and 1960s, Stan and the Ravens, and later as a keyboardist with Ronnie Hawkins and, briefly, with The Band.
Dec 6, 2022 · Stan Szelest (photo courtesy of Doug Yeomans) Like Szelest, Beishline is a piano player. He recalls going to see Szelest in the late ‘60s. He can’t remember where he first saw Szelest — maybe the Hideaway — but he remembers the effect Szelest had on him. “It was a totally different experience,” Beishline said.
Stan Szelest was a living fountain of rock and roll piano, a one-of-a-kind player who played with Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and the Band. He died of a heart attack in 1991 at the age of 48. Learn about his life, career, and legacy from this web page.
Jan 22, 1991 · Stan Szelest, a rock pianist who toured with Neil Young, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash, died on Sunday. He was 48 years old. Mr. Szelest was in Woodstock recording an album with Levon Helm,...
By Staff. Jan 21, 1991. Stan Szelest, the Buffalo-born Memphis blues rock 'n' roll piano player who has been called the "grandfather" of rock 'n' roll, died Sunday (Jan. 20, 1991) in Woodstock....
Apr 18, 2024 · Feb 25, 2000. The Goo Goo Dolls sold more records. Rick James made more money. Ani DiFranco was more famous. But no one had as much impact on Buffalo music as Stan Szelest. Szelest, who died...
Stanley Martin Szelest (February 11, 1942 – January 20, 1991) was an American musician from Buffalo, New York, known for founding an influential blues band in the 1950s and 1960s, Stan and the Ravens, and later as a keyboardist with Ronnie Hawkins and, briefly, with The Band.
