Album Notes

BIO:
Growing up in Southern California, Stanley was playing guitar by age 10 and writing and singing songs for publication while still in high school.

“SWIM INTO THE WHIRLPOOL” is his latest album.

His previous albums received stunning national and international recognition, praise and air play. Numerous journalistic reviews ranging from Rolling Stone Magazine to the Los Angeles Times are testimony to his talent and easily accessed online.

The recently released, critically acclaimed, “The Man of Somebody’s Dreams” tribute album to his late friend Chris Gaffney concludes with Gaffney’s last recorded vocal. “The Guitar’s of My Dead Friends” a Berberet/Wycoff song was recorded in Stanley’s living room shortly before his death.

QUOTES FROM REVIEWS:

Praise for “VALE OF TEARS”:

Wycoff is a bona fide eccentric and artistic hard case…his corrosively witty story songs have the truthful ring of portraits drawn directly from life…He is also an expressive singer in the tradition of John Prine, Guy Clark, Gram Parsons, and Keith Richards.
Mike Boehm…L.A. Times (front page Calendar review}

Praise for “HAYMAKER”:

Wycoff reveals himself as a veritable force of nature…Haymaker is a future cult classic.
David Sprague…Rolling Stone Magazine

When Wycoff talks about playing with his friends he doesn’t mention that these friends include Dave Alvin, Chris Gaffney, John Jorgenson, and guitar god, Dick Dale…Musically, his dexterity is matched only by his guts.
Clay Steakly…Performing Songwriter (in top albums of the year review}

Praise for “L.A. RIVER”:

Wycoff’s songs spring from a refreshingly twisted honky- tonk mind…. With Dave Alvin and the late Nicky Hopkins ( Beatles and Rolling Stones piano player) providing plenty of instrumental swagger, this will hit radio programmers like a beer bottle over the head.
Billboard Magazine


Buy this disc, close the blinds, and play it until your electricity is cut off.
Scott Gilbert…The Indianapolis Star