 dressy bessy is an indie rock band from denver, colorado, associated with the elephant six collective. guitarist john hill also plays with the apples in stereo. lead vocalist/guitarist tammy ealom formed the band with drummer darren albert and guitarist turned bassist rob greene in 1996. the name was taken from a popular playskool doll of the 1970s. hill joined around the time they started recording. they released two singles and an ep in 1997-98 and licensed songs to some compilation albums. dressy bessy's first full-length release pink hearts, yellow moons (1999) was a mixture of beat group drums, infectious songs, and the odd burst of harmonium. further releases include california ep (2000), sound go round (2002), and 2003's dressy bessy, which incorporated a harder guitar sound. 2003 also brought the compilation little music: singles 1997-2002. these albums were initially released on kindercore records of athens, georgia. their son
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