Projecting a similar raw, D.I.Y. ethos and lively, extroverted fusion of 1960s through '90s influences, the Tammy Shine is the solo project of Dressy Bessy frontwoman Tammy Ealom. After over 20 years and seven albums with her band, the Tammy Shine debuted in 2026 with the entirely self-recorded OK Shine OK.
Ealom was born Tamaira Jane Atherton in Rochester, Minnesota, to young parents. Her father was a record collector with a fondness for the British Invasion and dreams of being in a band. The rock & roll lifestyle led to struggles with addiction, which he treated by enlistin...