Her early musical influences came from AM radio giants like The Carpenters, Olivia Newton-John, Bread, The Fifth Dimension, Helen Reddy, Paul Williams, Roberta Flack, Burt Bacharach, and even The Partridge Family! She was also drawn to the musical sophistication of artists such as Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Joan Armatrading, Heart, Neil Young, Queen, and Bowie. During her teenage years in the mid-70’s, Gail began writing her own songs and eventually formed a band of her own band. Dorsey hails from Philadelphia, PA, a musically gifted youngster who taught herself to play guitar, bass, and drums before the age of 13, and by age 14 was playing in Top 40 bands as a bassist and drummer.
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