Variety, Stephens’ children said he “passed away with my Mum, his wife of 63 years, by his bedside”.Born in 1934 in London, Stephens kicked off his songwriting career in musical theatre, before eventually moving into pop music.
He made his big break in the pop world with his 1964 single for The Applejacks, ‘Tell Me When’, co-written with Les Reed, which landed in the UK Top Ten.
His success continued with ‘The Crying Game’, first recorded by Dave Berry, which went on to be covered by Boy George in the ’90s and used as the theme for the Neil Jordan film of the same name.One of Stephens’ most notable successes, however, was when he formed The New Vaudeville Band to record his song ‘Winchester Cathedral’.
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