His fourth single, "Beggin' on My Knees" (November 1961), was written by his brother Rod and reached number 16, nationally.

[2] His early bands included the Boppers and the Bellairs;[2] they played gigs at local dance halls.

"[4] Stanton was "talent spotted" in 1959 while playing during the interval in between Marlon Brando and James Dean films at Manly's Embassy Theatre,[2][4][6] by 2SM radio DJ, Allan Lappan.

He was recommended to Johnny O'Keefe who recruited Stanton for a spot on the rocker's TV pop music show, Six O'Clock Rock.

[2][4] In May to June that year he took part in an interstate tour supporting Johnny O'Keefe and the Dee Jays, Laurel Lea, Booka Hyland, Lonnie Lee, the Sapphires and Ray Hoff.

"[2] In the following week O'Keefe lost control of his Plymouth Belvedere near Kempsey and was involved in a serious car accident.

"[6] Stanton was approached to switch to RCA by New Zealand-born rocker Johnny Devlin, who from late 1963 was the label's Australian A&R manager and house producer.

[2][9] Stanton undertook interstate tours supporting Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs and Ray Brown & the Whispers.

According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, "with the lack of success of his RCA sides, Stanton gave up his rock'n'roll career to work as an electrician.

"[2] In 1974 he resumed his music career to join O'Keefe and fellow 1960s rockers Ray Brown, Lonnie Lee, Jade Hurley, Johnny Devlin, Dinah Lee and Tony Brady as part of a touring ensemble, The Good Old Days of Rock 'n' Roll.

[2] In 1981 Raven Records issued a compilation, split album, Rock On!, with "most of Stanton's singles as one half" and the rest from fellow rocker, Johnny Rebb.

[2] Stanton's early material, including previously unreleased tracks, was issued as a solo compilation album, A Tribute to the King Rare Songs 1957-1965, via Canetoad Records.