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Into Music: Gail Ann Dorsey

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Bassist/vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Gail Ann Dorsey recently issued her first single in 21 years, “(It Takes All Kinds) To Make A World,” which arrives ahead of a new album titled The Appearance Of Life, slated for release somewhere around the summer of 2026 on the Righteous Babe Records. In addition to recording under her own name since the 1980s, she has recorded and/or toured with a wide range of artists including Gwen Stefani, David Bowie, Tears For Fears and Lenny Kravitz. In this conversation she shares some thoughts on the threads which connect her body of work, her upcoming LP, and working with the late Olivia Newton John.

Host/Producer: Jedd Beaudoin
Theme music: Torin Andersen

Jedd Beaudoin is host/producer of the nationally syndicated program Strange Currency. He created and host the podcast Into Music, which examines musical mentorship and creative approaches to the composition, recording and performance of songs. As a music journalist, his work has appeared in PopMatters, Vox, No Depression and Keyboard Magazine.