Gail Ann Dorsey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on November 20, 1962, is an American musician, singer, and bassist. Raised in West Philadelphia, she began playing guitar at age 9 before picking up bass. She released her debut studio album, The Corporate World, produced by Nathan East and featuring Eric Clapton, in 1988 on Sire Records, yielding the single “Wasted Country”. She signed with Island Records in 1991 and released her second studio album, Rude Blue, in 1992, collaborating with Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley. She released her third studio album, I Used to Be..., on Sad Bunny Records in 2003. In 1995, she joined David Bowie's touring band as bassist and vocalist, performing on six concert tours and contributing bass and backing vocals to his studio albums Earthling in 1997, Heathen in 2002, Reality in 2003, and The Next Day in 2013, alongside their 1997 duet single “Planet of Dreams” and live performances of “Under Pressure”. She joined Lenny Kravitz's band in 2011, performing on tours including Black & White America and Raise Vibration. In December 2021, Bass Player magazine presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
