Gail Ann Dorsey

Posted by Benjamin on February 12, 2010 Filed under: Events, Gigs, bassist tagged: Gail Ann Dorsey

This one via the ever wonderful Steve Lawson, who posted a link to the first solo performance he ever saw, from a legendary British music show called The Tube, back 1986. Here is Gail Ann Dorsey playing (and singing) stop on by:

Gail Ann Dorsey is probably most famous for playing bass with David Bowie from the mid 90’s, but she has played with a huge list of artists and released he own albums. She is currently touring in the UK with Jonatha Brooke (tour dates here) and I’m sure she’ll be back in the US soon.

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11 Responses to “Gail Ann Dorsey”

Tony C, on February 26th, 2010 at 1:21 AM Said:

I need anyone’s help, I use an SWR 8004 TOP bass amp head and 4 X 10’s, I just switched to a 5 string old peavey dyna bass guitar which sounds great the problem is I do not know the best setting for the amp so I don’t blow the speakers using the low B string. Any tips or help would be great.

Thanks
R. Foster, on March 6th, 2010 at 2:01 PM Said:

A brilliant find this! Photo of the bass guitar legend Gail Ann Dorsey taken by UK lensman Pogus Caesa in 1988…love everything about the photo, lighting, angle and the way Gail arches into the shot. Superb!

http://www.oomgallery.net/details.asp?id=1184&c=251
Philwbass, on March 7th, 2010 at 8:14 PM Said:

I remember this performance well. There were so many great moments on the Tube (and terrible ones). But like with the Old Grey Whistle Test we remember the (very) good bits and wish something like this could happen on mainstream TV nowadays!

I remember Mick Karn duetting with Angie Bowie – was that The Tube too?
Benjamin, on March 8th, 2010 at 2:25 PM Said:

Good question! Probably one for @solobasssteve, as my old addled brain can’t remember!
Philwbass, on March 8th, 2010 at 2:41 PM Said:

Ahhh, just looked it up and that was on the Old Grey Whistle test in 1982. Angie was reciting some fairly random poetry over Karn’s bass

http://www.nightporter.co.uk/pages/teevee.htm
Sonicfrog, on March 17th, 2010 at 7:11 PM Said:

Hey, the site was down. What ‘appened?
Benjamin, on March 18th, 2010 at 5:54 PM Said:

We got slash-dotted – huge traffic spike – same again today. Thanks for bearing with us!
martin, on March 21st, 2010 at 7:26 PM Said:

wow…I can’t believe I never heard her play before. amazing!
sonicfrog, on March 26th, 2010 at 3:53 PM Said:

Ben, I’ve neglected to ask. What did you get linked at slashdot for?
Guitars, on June 30th, 2010 at 6:11 AM Said:

Cool I never heard her play before too and she got some talent. Thanks
Alexander, on August 1st, 2010 at 8:50 AM Said:

Good Job!! Gail Ann Dorsey!