Biography
1956, Pinner, Middlesex, England. Dore is a respected UK songwriter who originally trained as an actress, and is best known for her 1979 hit ‘Pilot Of The Airwaves’, which reached number 13 on the US charts. Her 1977 country influenced band Prairie Oyster included Pick Withers on drums, who was also playing with the early Dire Straits, at that time playing the same UK pub circuit. The band evolved through various personnel changes into Charlie Dore’s Back Pocket (guitarist Julian Littman having since become a long-time songwriting collaborator). When the band broke up, Dore started a solo career. Her 1979 debut Where To Now was recorded partly in Nashville, and produced by the Shadows’ Bruce Welch and songwriter Alan Tarney, with session musicians such as Sonny Curtis. The first single ‘Fear Of Flying’ failed to make a commercial impact, although it was a major ‘turntable hit’, but ‘Pilot Of The Airwaves’ charted on...
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