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ABOUT

Ellen Foley's passionate and commanding voice, combined with her acting talent and dance moves, has paved the way for a long and diverse career. She moved from her hometown of St. Louis to New York City at age 21, and by the mid-1970s she was touring as a performer in the National Lampoon Show. It was during this period that she met fellow actors Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman, the singer and songwriter behind the soon-to-be Top 40 hit “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.” An eight-minute ode to teenage sex and romance, “Paradise” featured Foley’s voice assuming the female role to Meat Loaf’s lustful male lead. She also provided backing vocals on an additional trio of tracks on the resulting Bat Out of Hell (1977), an album that has gone on to sell over 50 million copies worldwide (14 million in the U.S.).

After the success of Bat Out of Hell, Foley released a trio of solo albums in collaboration with such legends as Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson, and the Clash. She also kept busy with session work, singing on albums by Blue Öyster Cult, Joe Jackson, the Clash, Dan Hartman, and Bonnie Tyler. Parallel to her rock career, Foley enjoyed steady work as both a stage and screen actress. Many of her fans know Foley as public defender Billie Young in the NBC-TV series Night Court, which she starred in for its first season (1984-1985).

After a 30-year gap between solo albums, Foley returned in 2013 with About Time. Created in collaboration with musician/songwriter Paul Foglino, the album was well received with The Huffington Post calling it “a kickass roots rock affair, aptly titled.” In April 2021, Foley announced a new solo album with Foglino. Fighting Words is scheduled for release August 6 via Urban Noise Music.

MEDIA BREAKS

Forbes (Concert review - October 2022)
Good Times Magazine / Germany (Interview w/ Ellen - July 2022)
Noise11 / Australia (Premiere of Ellen’s cover of “Behind Blues Eyes” - April 2022)
Classic Rock Magazine (Ellen’s memories of Meat Loaf’s “Heaven Can Wait”)
Hangin’ & Bangin’ with Carmine & Vinny Appice (Meat Loaf tribute)
The New York Times (Ellen recalls recording “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”)
Associated Press (Ellen remembers Meat Loaf)
Daily Variety (Ellen remembers Meat Loaf)
Mojo Magazine (“Buried Treasure” feature on Ellen’s Spirit of St. Louis LP)
Forbes (Interview w/ Ellen)
Uncut Magazine / UK (Full-page feature on Ellen)
Please Kill Me (Interview w/ Ellen)
Goldmine Magazine (Interview w/ Ellen)
Popmatters (Interview w/ Ellen)
American Songwriter (“Are You Good Enough” premiere)
Bluerailroad (Fighting Words wins multiple 2021 awards)
Songfacts (Interview w/ Ellen)
Rock Cellar (Interview w/ Ellen)
Rock And Roll Globe (Interview w/ Ellen)
Sydney Morning Herald / Australia (Interview w/ Ellen)
Noise11 / Australia (Interview w/ Ellen)
The 13th Floor / New Zealand (Interview w/ Ellen)
WPFK Radio with Kyle Meredith (Podcast interview w/ Ellen)
East Bay Reporter (Interview w/ Ellen)
Something Else Reviews (Interview w/ Ellen)
Houston Press (Interview w/ Ellen)
Atlanta INsite (Interview w/ Ellen)
We Are Cult / UK (Interview w/ Ellen)
“The Strange Brew” (Podcast interview w/ Ellen)
Consequence of Sound (Podcast interview w/ Ellen)
“The Hustle” (Podcast interview w/ Ellen)
Amplify Music Magazine / Canada (Interview w/ Ellen)
PunkNews.org (Podcast interview w/ Ellen)
Frontman.cz / Czech Republic (Interview w/ Ellen)
Backstage Magazine / Brazil (Interview w/ Ellen)
Classic Rock Magazine / UK (Fighting Words album review)
The Second Disc (Fighting Words album review)
Vive Le Rock / UK (Fighting Words album review)
The Big Takeover (Fighting Words album review)
Best Classic Bands (Ellen Foley featured in Meat Loaf: In & Out of Hell on Reelz Channel)
New York Magazine (“The Ballad of Ellen Foley”)
Damien Love blog (Interview on Ellen’s experiences with The Clash)
 

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