(1962-11-20) November 20, 1962 (age 61) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Alternative rock
R&B
soul
rock
funk
pop rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals
bass guitar
Years active
1985–present
Labels
Sire
Island
Sad Bunny
UFO Music
Musical artist
Gail Ann Dorsey (born November 20, 1962) is an American musician. With a long career as a session musician mainly on bass guitar, she performed regularly in David Bowie's band, from 1995 to Bowie's last tour in 2004.
Aside from playing bass, she sang lead vocals on live versions of "Under Pressure" (taking the part originally sung by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury) and dueted with Bowie on other songs, including "The London Boys", "Aladdin Sane (1913–1938–197?)", "I Dig Everything", accompanying Bowie on clarinet,[1] and a cover of Laurie Anderson's "O Superman".
From 1993 to 1996, Dorsey also recorded and toured with Tears for Fears, and collaborated on songwriting with the band. She appeared in several of the band's promo videos throughout this period.
Her diverse range of work includes performances and recordings with The National, Lenny Kravitz, Bryan Ferry, Boy George, the Indigo Girls, Khaled, Jane Siberry, The The, Skin, Gwen Stefani, Charlie Watts, Seal, Gang of Four, Susan Werner, Ani DiFranco and Dar Williams.
In addition, Dorsey has released three solo albums: The Corporate World (1988), Rude Blue (1992), and I Used To Be... (2003).
^Harris, Craig (2009). "Gail Ann Dorsey". AllMusic biographical review. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
GailAnnDorsey (born November 20, 1962) is an American musician. With a long career as a session musician mainly on bass guitar, she performed regularly...
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debut studio album by the American musician and singer-songwriter GailAnnDorsey. It was released in 1988 by WEA (and released in 1989 by Sire Records...
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they toured with during the Elemental tour of August–December 1993 (GailAnnDorsey, Brian MacLeod, Jeffrey Trott, and Jebin Bruni). Recording sessions...
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performed the song at virtually every one of his live shows, with bassist GailAnnDorsey taking Mercury's vocal part. The song also appeared in set lists from...
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