At the age of seventeen he adopted the stage name, Shane Harley, and joined the All Stars, a rock'n'roll band started by Stan Azzopardi and Paul Meaney, following the breakup of The Premiers.
The original lineup of The Rock'n'Roll Allstars (to give the band its full name) was Paul Meaney (vocals), Stan Azzopardi (guitar), Ken Semple (saxophones), Andrew King (piano), Mick Lynch (drums)and Chas Whitling (bass).
The new lineup of the Allstars included Allan Sterling (keyboards), Penny Parsons (vocals), Wayne Duncan (bass), and Eddie Chappell (drums).
During this period he continued to perform with a variety of pop, rock bands, including the Shane Harley Trio, Grand Slam and the Paul McKay Sound.
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