Saliers and Ray are both lesbians and are active in political and environmental causes.
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Outside of working on Indigo Girls–related projects, Ray has released solo albums and founded a non-profit organization that promotes independent musicians, while Saliers is an entrepreneur in the restaurant industry as well as a professional author she also collaborates with her father, Don Saliers, in performing for special groups and causes. After releasing nine albums with major record labels from 1987 through 2007, they have now resumed self-producing albums with their own IG Recordings company. They released a self-produced, full-length record album entitled Strange Fire in 1987, and contracted with a major record company in 1988. They started performing with the name Indigo Girls as students at Emory University, performing weekly at The Dugout, a bar in Emory Village. The two met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. Indigo, Epic, Legacy, Columbia, Hollywood, IG Recordings/ Vanguard, Rounder
In 2015 Indigo Girls released their 14th studio album, One Lost Day, produced by Jordan Brooke Hamlin and mixed by Brian Joseph.Indigo Girls performing on August 12, 2021
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“ Their 14th studio album finds the Indigo Girls operating as powerfully as at any time in theircareer, on a set of uncommonly strong songs performed with the kind of typically understated Nashville polish that affords their signature harmonies the full spotlight.”–The Independent (UK) With their latest release, Beauty Queen Sister, released on IG Recordings distributed by Vanguard Records,Emily Saliers and Amy Ray have secured their spot as one of the most legendary musical acts of this generation. Having established an intensely dedicated fan base, the duo continues to remain relevant and attract new fans. The duo has balanced their long, successful musical career by supporting numerous social causes–the Indigo Girls don’t just talk the talk they walk the walk. The sublime music-making-machine-skewering “Making Promises” is one of their finest rockers.”–The Boston HeraldĪfter signing to Epic Records in 1988, the Indigo Girls released their critically acclaimed eponymous album to thunderous praise it remained on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for 35 weeks, earned double platinum status, received a Grammy nomination for “Best New Artist” and won “Best Contemporary Folk Recording.” They were overnight folk icons who continued to live up to the high standards they’d set for themselves: they’ve since released 14 albums (3 platinum and 3 gold), received six Grammy nominations and have won one.Indigo Girls have toured with innumerable star acts including Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez, R.E.M., Sarah MacLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Jewel and Mary Chapin Carpenter. “ Along with Simon & Garfunkel and The Everly Brothers, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers rank at the very top of all-time great duos.
Selling over 14 million records, they are still going strong.Amy & Emily are the only duo with top 40 titles on the Billboard 200 in the ’80s, ’90s, ’00s and ’10s. and international tours behind them, the Indigo Girls have forged their own way in the music business. With a legacy of releases and countless U.S.
Twenty years after they began releasing records as the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have politely declined the opportunity to slow down with age.
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