The Wonder Years' Olivia d'Abo now working as a musician?

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I was looking at this month’s listings for a local music club. They list Olivia d’Abo scheduled to appear later this month.

Does anybody know her work as a musician? I was surprised to see her on the schedule. A web search only resulted in a lot of offers for “Hot Sexy Olivia d’Abo Pics!!!”. Does anyone know what I should expect musically if I go to the club that night?

If I go to the show I promise to bring a camera and take some hot sexy pics.

P.S. I’m the one who posted the above IMDB link which mentions that she did some background vocals on a Julien Lennon album. So don’t go posting a Reply telling me “Well, she did do some b. vox on a Julien Lennon album.”

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I believe her father is Mike D’Abo, of Manfred Mann and other '60s and '70s groups – and writer of one of the prettiest songs ever written, “Handbags and Gladrags” (which I know primarily from a wonderful Rod Steward cover dating back to his Faces days).

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Well, she did do some background vocals on a Bon Jovi album. Just last year, in fact.

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Mmm… yes please.

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This article from 1990 (first one on the page) quotes D’Abo’s as saying

The author of this page, talking about a 2001 demo CD of D’Abo’s, says

So, what that all means I leave to you.

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Also noted in the link that I posted in the OP- but thanks for playing, I do like it when my posts are acknowledged. And, to your credit, the “Handbags and Gladrags” info is not listed in my link- so that’s all you, baby!

peasea’s info might be enough to get me to the club that night then I’ll have to fill y’all in. If nothing else, I promise to get some hot sexy pics.
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>>“Handbags and Gladrags” (which I know primarily from a wonderful Rod Stewar[t] cover dating back to his Faces days).

I agree. He does a poignant song expressively.

But for sheer gutsy power, you can’t beat the Maximum Hornage Version (trumpets/flugelhorn/trombone) from … Chase.

Who? Yeah, that’s a problem. No one remembers Bill Chase’s Brass/Rock band. Think Early Chicago Transit Authority or BS&T, the Mike Bloomfield years.

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Didn’t she appear on an episode of Alias in Season Two? I’ve been watching the DVD collection and could’ve sworn I saw her name, but then I couldn’t definetly ID her in the show. However, I think she played a new recruit to the CIA.

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HomerIU I seem to remember that Alias episode - lemme give a description in spoiler mode (or at least try in this new format)

At the very beginning of an ep, she was this Eastern European (?) agent - or a CIA agent in Eastern Europe - and was on the streat trying to speak but shaking with fear and it turns out she was booby-trapped - the bomb goes off and she dies. That’s about it for her role (duh!). I can’t remember the specifics beyond that.

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[hijack]Once again, the Dope has led me down the garden path. This thread was the direct cause of my ordering this compilation of Rod Stewart, the early years.[/hijack]

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Yes, WordMan, that is the episode. Never could tell for sure if that was her, though.

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…also had a role in the Jesus Christ Superstar album (the one with Ian Gillain as JC). IIRC, he played King Herod.

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She gets work consistently as an actress. Here’s her page on the IMDb:

http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001882/

Admittedly, she’s clearly not thought of as a major actress anymore, but she’s working steadily.