Gail Greenwood

Who is Gail Greenwood?

Gail Greenwood is an American musician notable for performing with the bands Belly and L7.

Having originally learned to play the baritone horn, Greenwood switched to guitar following high school. Her first band, the Dames, won the WBRU Rock Hunt in 1986. Later, Greenwood was a member of the Providence, Rhode Island-based band known as Boneyard, who opened for the Goo Goo Dolls and Social Distortion. In 1993, Throwing Muses alumna Tanya Donelly recruited Greenwood to join Belly as a bass guitarist. She played on that band's second album King and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. Donelly disbanded Belly in 1996 and Greenwood joined L7 as a bassist the following year. She continued with that group for three years. In 2001, Greenwood was recruited to play bass on tour in support of Canadian pop punk artist Bif Naked.

Greenwood and her partner, singer/bassist Chil Mott, continue to perform in Benny Sizzler, which formed in 2003. Other members of the band are guitarist Mark Tomis and drummer Tom Berglund. Alumni of this band include the late guitarist/singer Gene Severens and guitarist Terry Linehan.