Dressy Bessy is an indie rock band from Denver, Colorado led by songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist, Tammy Ealom.The band is associated with the Elephant Six Recording Company and shares guitarist John Hill with The Apples in Stereo.Ealom formed the band with drummer Darren Albert and guitarist turned bassist Rob Greene in 1996.Hill joined the band after helping engineer early recordings in 1997.The name was taken from a popular Playskool doll of the 1970s.