Amy Ray
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Amy Ray, born on April 12, 1964 in Decatur, Georgia, is a singer-songwriter and member of the Indigo Girls. Ray grew up in Decatur, and went on to begin college at Vanderbilt University. After a year at Vanderbilt, Ray returned to Greater Atlanta 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.
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.
Discography
Stag
- Johnny Rottentail (Amy Ray)
- Laramie (Amy Ray)
- Lucystoners (Amy Ray)
- Hey Castrator (Amy Ray)
- Late Bloom (Amy Ray)
- Measure of Me (Amy Ray, Kaia Wilson)
- Black Heart Today (Amy Ray)
- Mtns of Glory (Amy Ray)
- Lazyboy (Amy Ray)
- On Your Honor (Amy Ray)
Prom
- Put It Out for Good (Amy Ray)
- Driver Education (Amy Ray)
- Rural Faggot (Amy Ray)
- Give In (Amy Ray)
- Covered for You (Amy Ray)
- Blender (Amy Ray)
- Sober Girl (Amy Ray)
- Pennies on the Track (Amy Ray)
- Rodeo (Amy Ray)
- Let It Ring (Amy Ray)
Side projects
In addition to the Indigo Girls and her work as a solo artist, Ray also founded and runs an independent record label, Daemon Records based in Decatur, Georgia. Some bands signed to Daemon include Girlyman, Magnapop, Nineteen Forty-Five, and Rose Polenzani.
Ray is also an inspiring activist who fights for gay rights, abortion rights, Native American rights, low powered FM, and gun control. She has made several trips to Chiapas, Mexico to support the Zapatistas.fr:Amy Ray