caption associated_acts years_active birth_place label background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
gail ann dorsey david lenny kravitz bowie tears for fears gwen stefani susan werner 1985 -- present philadelphia , pennsylvania , united states sire island sad bunny ufo music solo_singer 20 november 1962 vocals bass guitar guitar clarinet alternative rock rock r & b soul rock funk pop gail ann dorsey.jpg gail ann dorsey
 gail ann dorsey musician songwriter
gail ann dorsey

gail ann dorsey -lrb- born november 20 , 1962 -rrb- is an american musician .
with a distinguished career as a session musician , she is perhaps best known for her longtime residency in david bowie 's band , from 1995 to the present day .
aside from playing bass , she occasionally has sung lead vocals according to bowie 's introduction on `` a reality tour '' , on `` under pressure '' , and duetted with him on others , including `` the london boys '' , `` i dig everything '' , accompanying bowie on clarinet , and a cover of laurie anderson 's `` o superman '' .
from 1993 to 1996 , dorsey also recorded and toured extensively with tears for fears , and collaborated on songwriting within 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 , david bowie , 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 '' -lrb- 1988 -rrb- , `` rude blue '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , and `` i used to be ... '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- , and , according to her website , another album is currently in the works .
