Also Known As: Abigail Delancey, and Nancine Abigail Delancey her birth name.
Born in Kansas City, Kansas, little is known about the youth and home-life of this young woman. Abigail, as she preferred to be called according to interviews with some who could tell stories about her, was a contradiction in many aspects.
Though this singer, songwriter, and musician was somewhat well known by contemporaries in the late sixties, few recordings and even fewer photos can be found. Camera shy, and reportedly shy in her dealings with the public, she only seemed to come alive when performing.
First-hand reports were found to show that Ms. DeLancey resided for a time in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and Omaha. It did not seem that she would remain in any place for long, as she seemed to have wanderlust.
Her last reported residence was 821 Lombard St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her private life seemed to end in a rumor of reclusive behavior. Official records report her date of death as Oct 2, 1996.
Photo recovered by Thomas Connery 2345. Later authenticated as taken at the Woodstock concert 1969. The handwritten label on the back read "Ann Gale, Woodstock"
Performer:[]
Reports surfaced that sometime in the summer of 1968, a popular performer by the name of Ann Gale took to the stage. Many of her early performances went undocumented, as a 'sit-in', or unbilled guest on keyboards, no one knows just when she began her career. Later, as a featured guest with other bands, or as a single artist performing acoustical guitar or keyboards with reportedly haunting vocals, Ann Gale was sought after but never signed a recording contract and never released an album. Her most famous performance was as a stand-in for miss Janice Joplin when she was unable to perform due to illness one night of her tour in New Hampshire 1969. While she was reported to have been in attendance at Woodstock, she was not on any official roster.
Songwriter:[]
Ann Gale was later revealed to be the stage name of songwriter Nancy DeLancey. It was a name which the rather shy woman had taken in order to perform. With reported musical contribution credits on more than a hundred songs for more than a dozen different artists of the day, she was referred to in interviews as a muse, and an inspiration to many, and yet a mystery to them as well. Most had claimed she never even asked for credit for her help with their music.
Originally labeled and misfiled as 'Kathy' in the notebooks author Tom Wolfe had given to the 'Guardian'. The print date on the back of 1-12-69, and hand-written note 'Zonker's girl' caused some confusion. Much later in 1996, the infamous 'Zonker', Steve Lambrecht, was approached while in Philadelphia by the Guardian and asked to identify the photo. He claimed only to know her first name as Ann. Later analysis by Thomas Connery, identified this as a photo of Nancine DeLancey, taken sometime before January of 1969, likely in the fall of '68.
Philanthropy:[]
When the lawyers finished tallying her assets, there was unimpressive sum left little to be distributed, but for the sizable insurance policy left to an at the time unnamed family member. The funds were earmarked to go to "Make and preserve music, <..> teach the new generations the arts". The 'Delancey Foundation' was founded as a family trust, upon this principle with family approval.
OOC Information[]
This is Historical Information for reference concerning Dr. DeLancey