Stan Klees (29 April 1932 – 22 September 2023) was a Canadian music industry businessman.
[1] A native of Toronto, Ontario, Klees was a presenter at CHUM radio in the late 1940s then was employed by London Records.
A frequent contributor from the magazine's inception, Klees formally joined RPM as a staff member in 1971 to assist with organisation and publication design.
He also designed the "MAPL" logo to identify Canadian content of produced songs, also known as the Cancon movement.
[5] In 1995, Klees was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.