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Full Amy Ray Biography
Amy Elizabeth Ray (born April 12, 1964 in Decatur, Georgia, U.S.), is a singer-songwriter and member of the well-known contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls.
Ray grew up in Decatur, and went on to begin college at Vanderbilt University. After a year at Vanderbilt, Ray returned to the Atlanta area to continue her education at Emory University. Ray graduated from Emory in 1986 with majors in English and Religion.
On March 6, 2001 she released her first solo album, Stag, a southern and punk rock album. The Butchies provided support for five songs, and Nineteen Forty-Five and the Rock-A-Teens supported on one song apiece. Joan Jett helped out on "Hey Castrator." On April 12, 2005, Ray released Prom, and on December 19, 2006, she released Live from Knoxville.
Her backup band for her Stag tour was the Butchies. In 2004, when she embarked on her Prom tour, she brought Les Nuby (guitar), Will Lochamy (drums), and Jody Bleyle (bass). Jody was replaced with Tara Jane O'Neil in October because Jody was on maternity leave. Ray called this new band the Volunteers.
Ray is also an activist involved in multiple political and social causes, including gay rights, abortion rights, Native American rights, low-power broadcasting, women's rights, indigenous struggles, gun control, the Zapatista movement, environmental protection and the anti-death penalty movement among others. She has made several trips to Chiapas, Mexico to support the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. |
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