Dressy Bessy

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Dressy Bessy

Origin Denver, Colorado, United States
Years active 1996–Present
Genres Indie rock
Labels Kindercore Records
Transdreamer Records
Members Tammy Ealom
Rob Greene
John Hill
Craig Gilbert

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 the now-defunct Kindercore Records of Athens, Georgia. Their songs "If You Should Try to Kiss Her" and "Just Like Henry" were featured in the 1999 indie film But I'm A Cheerleader.

In late 2004, drummer Darren Albert left the band and was replaced in 2005 by Craig Gilbert. Later that year, the band signed to Transdreamer Records and recorded their fourth album, Electrified, which was released in June 2005.

Contents

[edit] Members

  • Tammy Ealom - (1996-Present)
  • Rob Greene - (1996-Present)
  • John Hill - (1996-Present)
  • Darren Albert - (1996-2004)
  • Craig Gilbert - (2005-Present)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] EPs and Singles

  • Ultra Vivid Color (Little Dipper; 7"; 1997)
  • You Stand Here (Drug Racer; CD; 1998)
  • Sunny (100 Guitar Mania; 7"; 1999)
  • California EP (Kindercore; CD; 2000)
  • Split w/ Saloon (Track & Field Organisation; 7"; 2002)

[edit] Compilation Appearances

  • "Makeup" on Pure Spun Sugar (CandyFloss; LP; 1998)
  • "Extra-Ordinary" on A Bunch Of Beatniks Riding A Rocket (Red Carpet Ring; Cassette; 1999)
  • "Lookaround" on Beikoku-Ongaku vol. 13 (Beikoku-Ongaku; CD/Mag; 1999)
  • "Just Like Henry" on Counterattack Of U.S. Indie (Contact; CD; 1999)
  • "All The Right Reasons" on Christmas Two (Kindercore; CD; 1999)
  • "Just Like Henry" and "If You Should Try To Kiss Her" on But I'm A Cheerleader (OST; 1997)
  • "Bubbles" on The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes And Villains (Rhino; CD; 2000)
  • "Gloria Days" on Songs For A Crimson Eggtree (Earworm; LP; 2000)
  • "Instead" on Kindercore Fifty (Kindercore; 3 CDs; 2000)
  • "Some Better Days" on The Winter Report (Hype City; CD; 2001)
  • "Extra-Ordinary (re-mix)" on Space Program (Philter; CD; 2001)

[edit] External links

The Elephant Six Collective
Bands in the Collective
The Apples in Stereo | Beulah | Black Swan Network | Chocolate USA | Circulatory System | Dixie Blood Mustache | Dressy Bessy | Elf Power | The Essex Green | Frosted Ambassador | The Gerbils | The High Water Marks | Major Organ and the Adding Machine | Marbles | The Minders | The Music Tapes | Neutral Milk Hotel | The Olivia Tremor Control | Orchestre Fantastique | Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't | Secret Square | The Sunshine Fix | ulysses | Von Hemmling
Other Noted Bands and Side Projects
The American Revolution | Bablicon | Fablefactory | Great Lakes | A Hawk and a Hacksaw | Icy Demons | The Instruments | The Ladybug Transistor | The Late B.P. Helium | M Coast | Marta Tennae | Midget and Hairs | My First Keyboard | of Montreal | Synthetic Flying Machine | Thimble Circus | Visitations
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