Hans Stamer was born on November 13, 1938, in Hamburg, Germany.

  In 1955, Hans saw Louis Armstrong sing and perform in a Hamburg music hall - an event which changed his life.

  At age 22 Hans felt that - in order to experience true American Jazz, Blues and Rock and Roll - he would have to leave Hamburg. In 1960 he crossed the Atlantic, arriving in Edmonton, Alberta, where he began his professional career fronting such bands as "The Famous Last Words" and "Privilege".

  In 1966 Hans moved to
Vancouver, later replacing Chan "Hippy Hippy Shake" Romero in the band "The Backstreet Dudes/Phoenix Of Ayrescliffe".

  In the early 1970s, Hans formed his own band, which recorded two albums and toured extensively for several years, performing with Tina Turner, the Beach Boys, James Brown and BTO. 

"Dig A Hole" became a Billboard
Pick-of-the-Week in 1972.

  Hans joined the famous "R&B Allstars" as lead vocalist in 1980, an association that lasted for more than 15 years. 

  In 1995, Hans formed a new blues band under his own name, featuring the brilliant late Robbie King on hammond organ. [NOTE: A performance by this band was recorded by Paul Baker and will be released in 2010 by brouhaha records]

  In 1997 Hans returned to recording and, together with guitarist/producer Andreas Schuld and Bill Bourne, recorded the critically acclaimed acoustic blues album "No Special Rider" which captured a 1998 Best Blues Juno nomination.

  The album was followed up with another great acoustic blues album with Schuld, 1999's "You got the bread….we got the jam!". This time the two invited longtime friends Long John Baldry and Chris Nordquist to join the party. 

  In 2009, Hans recorded "Everything Happens To Me", an album he had wanted to make ever since he first saw Louis Amstrong perform in 1955 (see above).