Indigo Girls

Genres:	Folk • Music Videos & Concerts • Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	folk • female vocalists • singer-songwriter • acoustic • rock • folk rock
Decades Active:	1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Links online:	BBC Music • Fan Page • MySpace • Official Homepage • Wikipedia

Biography

This US duo comprises Amy Ray (12 April 1964, Decatur, Georgia, USA; vocals/guitar) and Emily Saliers (b. 22 July 1963, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; vocals/guitar), who had met aged 10 and 11 while at school in Decatur, Georgia, USA. Soon they started to perform together, initially as the B Band, then Saliers And Ray. Their first cassette, Tuesday’s Children, mainly consisted of cover versions. They changed their name to Indigo Girls while at Emory University in Atlanta. Their early releases were on their own label, J. Ellis Records, named after an English teacher on whom they shared a crush. These commenced with a single, ‘Crazy Game’, in 1985, followed by an EP the following year, produced by Frank French of Drivin’ N’ Cryin’. An album, Strange Fire, produced by John Keane, featured re-recorded versions of their strongest early songs, ‘Crazy Game’ and ‘Land Of Canaan’.

Ray And Saliers signed...

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