Brooklyn-born into a musical family, she dreamed of recording and her chance came when she teamed up with songwriter Chip Taylor (Wild Thing) and guitarist Al Gorgoni (Brown Eyed Girl) to record for Lieber and Stoller's Blue Cat label.

"Take Me For A Little While" seemed destined to be a sure hit, especially to an unscrupulous promoter who stole a test pressing and had another singer record and release an imitation version within 24 hours. The subsequent confusion and litigation caused most radio stations to back away from playing Evie's original, and though successful wherever played, the result was a regional hit only. Her next single, "I Can't Let Go," got caught in the wake of this fiasco. The Hollies' cover version became an international hit.

Recording for Cameo, "Picture Me Gone" and "Billy Sunshine" went on to become 'Northern Soul' favorites, long after their original release. Then, Evie recorded the original version of Taylor's "Angel Of The Morning." In its first week of release, Evie's single was already the most requested song on radio stations across the country. However, the unthinkable happened -- Cameo went bankrupt soon after and was unable to get any copies to the stores. A few months later, "Angel Of The Morning" became a #1 pop hit for Merilee Rush.

A & M signed Evie the following year and she sold over 500,000 copies of "Any Way That You Want Me," which Rolling Stone called one of the best singles of the year.

In the mid-seventies, Evie had two top 30 hits for Capitol Records, "You Brought The Woman Out of Me" and "I Love Makin' Love To You," from her album, "Estate of Mind." The self-produced (with the late Michael Stewart) "Suspended Animation" for RCA, was released in 1979-80.

Playing guitar with an unusual style (lefty, upside-down) and keyboards, Evie was already devoting most of her creative energies to songwriting and production, penning tunes recorded and performed by artists such as Barbra Streisand, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Dobie Gray, Cher, Dusty Springfield, Beck and Beth Orton. She co-founded a band in the 80's (Syren); mixing hard rock with a new wave meets power pop sensibility.

Working behind the scenes, Evie stayed mostly out of the performing spotlight until a chance encounter with Chip Taylor in 1997. Playing a comeback tour, he invited Evie onstage at a Los Angeles club, where the two performers delighted the crowd with vibrant versions of the songs they had recorded earlier. Their reunion was so successful they decided to get back together with Al Gorgoni (and multi-talented Tommy Spurlock) to write and record a new album.

Evie's long-awaited album was completed in only a few short weeks and released in 1999-2000. The critically acclaimed 'Women In Prison,' a brilliant collection that combines swampy rock, blues, alt-country soul and a duet with Lucinda Williams, recaptured their earlier magic. It spawned six Top Ten tracks on the Euro/UK indie charts, including Three Number One's ("Cool Blues Story," "Angel In Your Eyes" and "I Ain't Done Yet").

There's a new album in the early planning stages, guest spots with artists like Belle and Sebastian, Wondermints, and Isobel Campbell, various collaborations, and an ongoing side project in Adam Marsland's Chaos Band.