Tessa Pollitt Explained

Tessa Pollitt
Birth Name:Teresa Mary Clare Pollitt
Birth Date:1959 1, df=yes
Birth Place:London, England
Occupation:Musician, artist
Years Active:1976–81, 2006–2010
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Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Instrument:Bass, guitar, vocals
Genre:Punk, reggae
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Teresa Mary Clare Pollitt (born 1 January 1959)[1] is an English musician who is best known as the bass guitarist for the punk rock band the Slits between 1976 and 1982.[2]

Music career

At 16 years old, Pollitt replaced the Slits's original bassist, Suzi Gutsy.[3] [4] The Slits disbanded in 1982 after the release of their second album, Return of the Giant Slits.

In the mid-2000s, Pollitt and Slits singer Ari Up reformed the band with new members, including singer Hollie Cook, guitarist Dr. No and drummer Anna Schulte. In 2006, the record label S.A.F. Records released an EP titled Revenge of the Killer Slits.[5] The EP line-up included Paul Cook, formerly of the Sex Pistols, and Marco Pirroni, formerly of Adam and the Ants.[6] In 2009, the Slits released the album,Trapped Animal.[7]

Personal life

Pollitt married Sean Oliver and has a daughter with him.[8] Oliver died in 1990 from sickle cell anemia. During the 1980s, Pollitt lived in Africa, on hiatus from the music industry.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bolden. Buddy. Tessa Pollitt. Mincing Up The Morning. January 2009 . Blogspot.com. 17 July 2015.
  2. The Slits' Tessa Pollitt & Documentary Director Talk Punk Pioneers' Legacy. Billboard. 8 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Ari-Up Biography . Mog.com . 20 October 2010 . 21 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911144914/http://mog.com/music/Ari_Up/bio . 11 September 2014 .
  4. Web site: Rookie » We Hear You: An Interview with The Slits' Tessa Pollitt. Valentino. Bianca. 10 May 2018. www.rookiemag.com. en-US. 8 January 2019.
  5. Web site: SAF Records Credits. AllMusic. en-us. 8 January 2019.
  6. Web site: Not Typical Girls Not Trapped Animals: The Slits Interview. Parkhouse. Will. 22 October 2009 . The Quietus. 28 November 2015.
  7. Web site: The Slits: Trapped Animal. Pitchfork. en. 8 January 2019.
  8. Web site: In The Beginning, There Was Sound. 3am. 17 July 2015.
  9. Book: 1988: The New Wave Punk Rock Explosion. Coon. Caroline. 1977. Hawthorne Books. 978-0801561290. London.

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