Dale Bozzio
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Dale Bozzio (born Dale Frances Consalvi on March 2, 1955), Boston Massachusetts, is an American musician and former Playboy Bunny. She became famous as the lead singer for the 1980s pop/new wave band Missing Persons.
Career
In the 1970s, Dale worked as a Bunny at a Playboy Club in Boston, later appearing in Playboy magazine in 1976 (not as a Playmate) under the name Toni Consalvi. [1] As a musician, she worked with Frank Zappa a number of times, providing vocals on (among others) Zappa's famous album Joe's Garage. During her work with Zappa, she met future husband Terry Bozzio in 1976. They married in 1979, and the two of them founded Missing Persons with Zappa touring guitarist Warren Cuccurullo in 1980.
Missing Persons quickly gained popularity thanks to their music, as well as to Dale's quirky voice, unusual, futuristic fashion sense and wild makeup and hair colors. Her now ex-husband Terry once described Dale as looking "like a Popsicle" when shooting the music video for the Missing Persons song Words, because of the vibrant colors and clothing she was wearing. Missing Persons had several hits during the first half of the 1980s but broke up in 1986, shortly after the release of their third full-length album Color In Your Life. Dale also divorced Terry Bozzio at that time, but retained the name.
Dale Bozzio has continued to record and perform since the breakup of Missing Persons. She often tours under the band's name although the backing musicians are different from the original band (some of these musicians have been Wes Wehmiller, Mike Mangini, Van Spragins, Anthony Resta, Tony Savarino, Eric Welsh, Ben Sesar, Jeff Calder, and Ron Poster).
Solo album
Dale's solo album Riot In English was released on January 1, 1988 on Prince's Paisley Park Records. The lead single "Simon Simon" was a Top 40 dance hit and was also a crossover hit in Europe. The 2nd single, "Riot In English" did not chart.
2007 album release
Dale's newest album "New Wave Sessions" was released on October 23, 2007 on compact disc by Cleopatra Records. New versions of '80s classics "Words", "Destination Unknown", "Funkytown", "Der Kommissar", "Turning Japanese", "I Know What Boys Like", and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" are included. A collectible, white vinyl album was also produced by Cleopatra Records but limited to 300 copies.
Personal life
Around 2000 she moved to Chocorua, New Hampshire after she divorced her second husband.[2]
In November 2008, Bozzio was charged with 13 counts of animal cruelty after neighbors entered her empty house in West Ossipee, New Hampshire and found numerous living, sick, and dead cats. Bozzio's lawyer stated that Bozzio was out of town at the time and that the person hired to take care of her pets never arrived.[2] Twelve of the counts were dismissed, eleven because the state failed to differentiate between the animals and one because of a procedural issue. On March 11, 2009, Bozzio was convicted on the remaining count of animal cruelty. On May 21 she was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 60 of which were deferred for two years. She was ordered to pay $2,700 for a euthanization bill for 12 cats and was ordered to complete 250 hours of community service.[3] The sentence has since been appealed, and the case is not expected to go to court until sometime October 2009.[4]
Discography
With Missing Persons
- Missing Persons EP (1980)
- Spring Session M (1982)
- Rhyme & Reason (1984)
- Color In Your Life (1986)
- The Best of Missing Persons (1987)
- Late Nights, Early Days(1998)
- Remixed Hits (1999)
- Lost Tracks (2002)
- Classic Masters: Missing Persons (2002)
- The Best of Missing Persons: 10 Best Series (2002)
- Walking in LA: The dance mixes (2006)
Solo
- Riot In English (1988)
- New Wave Sessions (2007)
Movie Appearance
- Lunch Wagon (1981)[5]