An ex-gospel singer blessed with a bluesy voice, Evelyn Thomas first emerged in the disco world in the late 1970s, but it was the 1984 hit "High Energy" that earned her a permanent location in dance music lore. Thomas also had a long, illustrious career beyond her signature hit, as her elastic, soulful vocals fit everything from soul-jazz to torch songs to the swirling, pulsating disco for which she's best known.
Thomas was discovered in her hometown of Chicago, Illinois by British songwriter, producer and DJ Ian Levine in 1975. Levine had come to America to discover talent f...