Van Stone began singing at the college bar Tundra. The band was influenced by the blues. Van Stone’s members were friends in high school. The drummer used to listen to radio constantly as a teenager.

Van Stone was discovered while playing at at Guru, a local club. The members of the group all quit their other jobs to focus on their music. Van Stonewere tentative after releasing their first release, but were more than relieved when they started hearing their music on the radio.

Van Stone accepted that the possibility of living life as actual musicians was a real possibility as soon as Sharon Abbey started a fan club for the group in 1991. The club started out small, with just a handful of members around Chicago. After the band’s first national tour the club grew dramatically, reaching a membership in the thousands.

Van Stone's new album has been heavily influenced by singers of the 1950s. The group is in the second leg of the tour promoting for their newest project. Members of Van Stone see this tour as a chance to expose a new group of fans to their music.

The group is sure to schedule a show at Nanny in Jacksonville every time they tour because they used to play there all the time before they made it big. TheSeats.com allows fans to stop at one place online and find all the information they need. The site has Van Stone tickets, the touring schedule, and seating charts for concerts.