Ernie Earnshaw

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Ernie Earnshaw is a musician and recording artist. He began playing drums with the popular surf-band of the 1960's, the Royale Monarchs at the Bob Eubanks Cinnamon Cinder night clubs in Los Angeles and performed on his Cinnamom Cinder television show. Producer Gary Usher signed the new reformed group the The Forte' Four to recording contract at Decca Records. Later Ernie followed Jack Schaeffer from the group to Las Vegas and joined up with the rock group, Six the Hardway, where he met Chuck Girard. They became the original band members of the first Christian rock group Love Song. Usher introduced Ernie to Electra Records recording group Roxy, based in Eureka California. Bob Segarini, lead singer and songwriter, Randy Bishop singer, Michael Stull on keyboard and Bill "Kootch" Trochim on bass, recorded under the name The Wackers. Earnshaw is best known for his work with Bill Medley, The Wackers, Keith Allison, Gary Usher, and Rolling Bob. He is sometimes credited on albums as Spencer T. Earnshaw.