Gail Ann Dorsey is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and recording artist with a unique and impressive career in mainstream and independent music spanning more than three decades. Most widely known as one of the music world’s most influential and highly acclaimed bass guitar players, Gail Ann is equally revered for her outstanding vocal talent, contributing her dynamic voice as well as her bass skills to many projects from the music industry’s top artists as well as her own solo recordings and live performances.
One of the most notable GAD vocal pairings is her show-stopping duet with music legend David Bowie on the Queen/Bowie classic “Under Pressure”. Dorsey occupied the bass guitar/vocalist chair in David Bowie’s touring bands from 1995 to 2004, also contributing to Bowie albums ‘Earthling’, ‘Reality’ and ‘The Next Day’, and including the posthumous releases of Bowie studio recordings ‘Toy’, box set ‘Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) and Bowie live at ‘Glastonbury 2000’.
Aside from her long tenure with David Bowie, Gail Ann has recorded and toured the world with a variety of artists whose music spans an impressively wide range of genres. From folksinger-activist Dar Williams to British crooner Seal, soulful songstress Joan Osborne to pop icon Gwen Stefani, Brit post punk pioneers The Gang Of Four to the sophisticated pop stylings of Tears For Fears, celebrated indie band The National, and one of Dorsey’s personal favorites, the iconic Olivia Newton-John, GAD has contributed her solid, signature bass and vocals as a prominent feature to these artists and many more around the globe, including holding the bass chair in the touring line-up of soul-pop-rocker, Lenny Kravitz from 2011 to 2021.
As bassist and vocalist, Gail Ann most recently recorded, toured, and collaborated with the artist -M-; the “alter ego” symbol of French superstar guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and award-winning composer, Matthieu Chedid. Dorsey was a special featured guest on the -M- ‘Rêvalité’ Tour of 2022-2023 which consisted of 150 sold out concert dates throughout France in one year!
As a solo artist, GAD has released three albums; ‘The Corporate World’ (WEA Records 1988), ‘Rude Blue’ (Island Records 1993), and the independent released ‘I Used To Be…’ in 2004, the first and last releases can be heard on most streaming platforms. Shifting gears from musician-for-hire, Dorsey is once again focusing her time and talents on her own music, writing and recording music for a long-awaited and much anticipated solo release, as well as taking to the stage with just her captivating voice, an acoustic guitar, and songs with maturity, a message, and spirit that touch the heart.