Vanetta Field was originally a back up singer for R&B legend Ike Turner. Starting as a member of the Ikettes with Little Ann Bullock (who would later become Tina Turner) Vanetta went on to sing on many albums, however probably none more important than the Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. Ike Turner (born Izear Luster Turner Jr. ... Tina Turner on the cover of her 1991 compilation album Simply the Best Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939 in Nutbush, now Brownsville, Tennessee) of African American and Navajo ancenstry. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Exile on Main St. ...
In the 1970s, Vanetta moved to Australia and began singing with local bands such as Cold Chisel and John Farnham. More recently she coached Australian Idol winner Kate DeAraugo. Cold Chisel, produced the canonical example of Australian pub rock, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and they are acknowledged as one of the most popular and successful Australian groups of the period, although this success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to Australia. ... John Peter Farnham (born July 1, 1949), is an Australian pop singer. ... Australian Idol is the Australian version of the British TV hit show Pop Idol that airs on the Ten Network. ... Kate DeAraugo performing on Australian Idol. ...
In a special ABC Coast FM series, Fields takes us behind the scenes of her studio sessions.
She tells what it was like to record Grease on a rainy Saturday night when she'd rather be relaxing, what makes a good 'Oooh' and who was the only singer to ever really make her nervous.
For VenettaFields, shacking up with John Farnham - musically speaking - was a major long term commitment.