Gail Ann Dorsey

Gail Ann Dorsey
Gail Ann Dorsey
Background information
Born	(1962-11-20) November 20, 1962 (age 54) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Alternative rock R&B soul rock funk pop rock
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Vocals bass guitar guitar clarinet
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Sire Island Sad Bunny UFO Music
Associated acts	David Bowie Tears for Fears Gwen Stefani Susan Werner Lenny Kravitz

Gail Ann Dorsey (born November 20, 1962) is an American musician. With a long career as a session musician, she is perhaps best known for her lengthy residency in David Bowie's band, from 1995 to Bowie's death in 2016. Aside from playing bass, she occasionally sang lead vocals on "Under Pressure" and dueted with Bowie on other songs, including "The London Boys", "Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)", "I Dig Everything", accompanying Bowie on clarinet, and a cover of Laurie Anderson's "O Superman".

From 1993 to 1996, Dorsey 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/or recordings with, among others, 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).