Cherry Vanilla
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Cherry Vanilla (born Kathy Dorritie) is an publicist, singer-songwriter and early 1970s Glam rock star. She has worked as David Bowie’s publicist and previously also performed in Andy Warhol's stage show Pork.
Career
Warhol's Pork starring Vanilla and Wayne (now Jayne) County, is cited as a direct influence on Bowie's change from floppy hatted folk singer to outrageous glitter queen in 71/72.
Vanilla was the first female to front a rock band on the NY scene, ahead of Patti Smith and Blondie. Her high profile in NY was the impetus for Miles Copeland to invite her to England, using her as allure to attract attention to the then unknown band, The Police.
After parting ways with Bowie in the mid 70's,she started a band and headlined at Manhattan's legendary punk club,Max's Kansas City; she contributed one track,"Shake Some Ashes",to the Various Artists/Max's Kansas City,1976 album, which also featured Suicide,Pere Ubu,and Wayne County. She moved to London (in 1976), becoming part of the emerging punk scene and releasing two albums on RCA Records,"Bad Girl" and "Venus D Vinyl". The Cherry Vanilla Band consisted of bassist Gordon "Sting" Sumner, later replaced by Howard Finkel, drummer Stewart Copeland (who soon went on to achieve global success as The Police, with Andy Summers in Padovani's place), later replaced by Michael Mancuso , guitarist (and then-boyfriend) Louis Lepore and keyboard player Zecca Esquibel O. Upon returning to New York, she participated in the 'jam at Max's' with Jimi LaLumia & the Psychotic Frogs, resulting in the 'live' single, "Twist And Shout" and "Boys",which also featured Johnny Thunders and Wayne/Jayne County.
In 1980 she performed the narrative on Vangelis' "Not A Bit - All Of It" (from his "See You Later" album). She then ran his American office.[1]
In 1987, she was the composer in the boxing club documentary film Broken Noses.
Filmography
- Let's Get Lost (1988), herself
Discography
- Bad Girl (1978)
- Venus d'Vinyl (1979)
- Twist And Shout/Boys 45 rpm single with Jimi LaLumia & The Psychotic Frogs
References
External links
- Official site
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- Cherry Vanilla at punk77.co.uk
- punk77.co.uk, 2006 interview
- punk77.co.uk, 2007 interview
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