Tammy Ealom

Tammy Ealom
Nationality	United States of America
Genres	rock music
Instruments	guitar

Tammy Ealom

Tammy Ealom is the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter for the indie rock band Dressy Bessy. In 2017 she began performing solo acoustic shows under her online moniker Tammy Shine. She was formerly a member of The Minders and 40th Day. Although the band didn't display the logo, they were part of the collective The Elephant 6 Recording Company, which included The Apples in stereo, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, of Montreal, Beulah, The Minders, The Essex Green, and others.

Personal life

Tamaira Jane Atherton was born in Rochester, Minnesota, December 3, 1968. Her parents, Terry Atherton and Mary Beth Lewis moved the family several times while her father served in the U.S. Army. The family lived in Rochester, Minnesota, Winona, Minnesota, Germany, and Hawaii, before settling in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She later worked extensively as a fashion photographer for local talent agencies, before dedicating herself to music in 2000. In 1997 a good friend introduced her to Adobe Photoshop and she quickly became known for her colorful, high contrast photos and graphics. She is highly skilled at photo retouching and is known as a portrait photographer. Tammy has also created most of the artwork and photography for her band Dressy Bessy.