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Van Stephenson was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as the lead singer of the 1980s country-rock band BlackHawk. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio, and grew up in the nearby town of Fairfield. He attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he studied music and theater. In the early 1980s, Stephenson formed the band BlackHawk with fellow musicians Henry Paul and Dave Robbins. The band released their self-titled debut album in 1992, which spawned the hit single "Goodbye Says It All". The band went on to release four more albums, all of which were certified gold or platinum. In 2003, Stephenson was diagnosed with melanoma, and he died from the disease in 2001 at the age of 48. He was posthumously inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.

Popular As Van Wesley Stephenson
Occupation Singer-songwriter
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 4 November 1953
Birthday 4 November
Birthplace Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death 8 April 2001,
Died Place Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2001

Stephenson landed a recording contract of his own with Handshake Records, through which he released his first solo album, China Girl, in 1981. He later signed with MCA, and his second album, Righteous Anger, was released in 1984. He scored big on the Billboard charts with "Modern Day Delilah" peaking at No. 22, and a second hit, "What the Big Girls Do", peaked at No. 45. Righteous Anger charted at No. 54 on the Billboard 200, but his follow-up 1986 disc, Suspicious Heart, did not chart, nor did its lead single, "We're Doing Alright." It also included two songs featured on movie soundtracks: "Make It Glamorous" from the 1984 film The Wild Life and "No Secrets" from the 1985 film Secret Admirer. Stephenson returned to songwriting duties until the early 1990s, when he became one-third of BlackHawk, a successful country group, through the end of the decade. In February 1999, Stephenson was diagnosed with melanoma and underwent surgery. He left the group in February 2000 to continue battling the cancer, but he died on the morning of April 8, 2001, as a result of the disease.

1970

Stephenson was born in Hamilton, Ohio but moved to Nashville, Tennessee when he was ten years old, and he played in garage bands as a teenager. He graduated from seminary school and wrote songs on the side in the 1970s; his first chart hit as a songwriter was for Crystal Gayle, who cracked the US country Top Ten with his "Your Kisses Will" in 1979. Stephenson went on to write hits for Kenny Rogers, Dan Seals, Janie Fricke, and John Anderson. Partnering with Dave Robbins, Stephenson wrote a string of hits for Restless Heart and would continue to work with Robbins later in his career.

1953

Van Wesley Stephenson (November 4, 1953 – April 8, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter. He scored three US Billboard Hot 100 hits in the 1980s as a solo artist, and later became tenor vocalist in the country music band BlackHawk in the 1990s. In addition, Van co-wrote several singles for other artists, such as Restless Heart. Stephenson died of melanoma in 2001.