[citation needed] The daughter of a minister father and a pianist mother, Darby Gould's first experiences of singing in front of an audience occurred in church.

In Spring 1987 she joined the newly formed Santa Cruz group, World Entertainment War (WEW), fronted by astrologer Rob Brezsny.

Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna members Jack Casady on bass and Papa John Creach on violin also signed up, along with Tubes drummer, Prairie Prince.

Blind Tom's style was centered more on her personal preference for hard rock and heavy metal than the music Gould had performed with bands in the past.

Scheduling difficulties ensued as Darby decided to perform primarily with Blind Tom, and JS-TNG began working with original Jefferson Airplane female vocalist, Signe Toly Anderson, and hiring a previous unknown, Diana Mangano, initially as Gould's substitute.

The concert, set up as a fundraiser for the family of Papa John Creach who had passed the previous year, saw the return of Grace Slick to the band, albeit for one show only.

Darby sang the lead vocals for the first two hours, contributing what many consider to be the recording highlight of her career, on a version of Nona Hendryx’s “Women Who Fly”, a song Gould had been performing with JS-TNG since early 1992.

Darby also participated in numerous session work, including Electronic Arts' Sims 2 Nightlife computer game expansion pack.

December 2008 saw Gould's debut in the 1960s girl group tribute theatrical performance of The Coverlettes Cover Christmas at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley, CA.