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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Artist!Profile:!!!!!!Jeff!Stevenson!!
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!!!Jeff!Stevenson!is!a!British!singer/songwriter,!actor!and!record!producer!!!A"brief"summary"of"his"credits"are"listed"below"!
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Played!one!of!the!lead!roles!in!the!original!1969!Canadian!Production!of!the!Broadway!Musical!
“Hair”!at!The!Royal!Alex!Theatre!Toronto.!!
Staff!songwriter!with!April/Blackwood!!(Sony!Music)!and!CBS!recording!artist!
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Jeff!had!two!singles!released!as!a!solo!artist!one!of!which!was!Tony!Blackburn’s!BBC!Radio!One!
“Record*of*the*week”.!!
Wrote!and!produced!a!number!one!chart!hit!for!Brazilian!artist!Luciano!Gomez.!
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His!song!“Falling*in*Love”!was!covered!by!British!recording!artist!Helen!Shapiro.!!
Jeff!enjoyed!European!Chart!success!with!the!song!“Do*it*again”!with!the!band!Joe*Banana*and*His*Bunch,*band!members!included!well!known!Television!actor!Paul!Nicholas,!Dave!Peacock!(of!Chas!n’!Dave!fame)!and!drummer!Simon!Philips!(Jeff!Beck!Group).!
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Formed!a!band!with!John!Edwards,!(now!with!British!rock!band!Status*Quo)*!Drummer!Charlie!Morgan,!who!eventually!left!to!join!Elton!John’s!band!and!guitarist!Ronnie!Johnson,!who!after!the!
band!split,!toured!and!recorded!with!Van!Morrison!for!many!years.!
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CoYstarred!and!toured!with!Pete!Sills!(songwriter!of!all!the!songs!on!Cliff!Richards!hit!album!“I’m!
Nearly!Famous!Now”)!in!Children’s!Theatre!Production!“Shoo*Be*Do*Whop*Show”!!
Staff!songwriter!for!BBC!Children’s!Television!“Watch”!series.!!
Featured!singer/guitarist,!coYwriter!of!BBC!Children’s!Television!!cartoon!series!“Spider”!which!was!awarded!“Best!New!Series”!that!year.!
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Written!the!musical!“Father*Christmas*Forgets”!!with!friend!Ray!Shell,!who!is!well!known!not!only!as!an!acclaimed!author,!but!also!to!London’s!West!End!Theatre!audiences!for!his!performances!in!
many!top!Musicals!and!Drama!Productions….Rusty!in!“Starlight*Express”!being!one!of!them.!!
Produced!his!own!solo!album!“One*Day”!!!a!collection!of!selfYpenned!Contemporary!Christian!Worship!Songs.!
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Jeff!has!for!many!years!successfully!ran!his!own!home!recording!studio,!producing!dozens!of!
projects!with!a!variety!of!artists.!
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His!name!is!included!in!the!“Who’s*Who*Of*Popular*Music”!in!recognition!of!his!achievements.!!
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Contact*Details:Y!!!eYmail:[email protected]!!!cell:Y!250!516!0069!!