Stevies History - 1980's



Stevie entered into the Session world yet again after the split with Mutt but this time in the UK.

The first session she sang on was for Manfred Mann where she met Chris Thompson soon after the meeting she formed a backing group called Bones.

When Bones fell apart it was Chris Thompson who approached her to form a group with him. The result was Night a deal was secured with Planet Records which resulted in two US top 20 singles and two albums "Hot Summer Nights" and "The Champ"

During this time Stevie was living in the states and through Huey Lewis, met up with the Doobie Brothers, eventually co-headlining an American tour with them.

Night finally parted company in 83 resulting in a succession of prestigious jobs in various areas of the industry.

For five years on and off she sang with The James Last Soul Choir along with Vicki Brown, Madeline Bell, and the guys Jimmy Chambers and George Chandler and Jimmy Helmes who later became the famous “London Beat”.

For two years she toured with Elton John and contributed vocals to albums and singles for artists all over the world.

A few who got the Stevie Vann treatment where, Elton John, Def Leppard, Billy Ocean, Joe Cocker, Chaka Khan, Dave Steward, Brian Adams, Tina Turner, and Living in a Box.