Indigo Girls
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	MEMBERS: Amy Ray ~ Emily Sailers BIRTHDAYS: Amy Ray (April 12, 1964) ~ Emily Sailers (July 22, 1963) BIGGEST SINGLE: "Shame On You" (1997) BIGGEST LP: Indigo Girls (1989) GRAMMY AWARDS: 1

The Indigo Girls came together as a band in 1984 in Georgia and consist of Amy Ray and Emily Sailers. With a combination of folk, rock, and alternative sounds, the Indigo Girls have become one of the most critically claimed duos of the their genre.

Ray and Sailers first started their musical journey when playing music together while still in high school. There love for music and ear for harmonies eventually led them to nightclub performances under the names The B-Band and Sailers and Ray. While still teenagers, the duo recorded a tape called Tuesday's Children. The duo separated for awhile when they headed off to college (Ray to Nashville and Sailers to New Orleans), but eventually were together again as students at Emory University in Atlanta.
By 1985, the duo were performing together again and selected the name Indigo Girls.
In 1986, the Indigo Girls released a single "Crazy Game" and their first EP.
By 1987, they released their debut LP, Strange Fire. Their efforts made little impact on the music world but led to a contract with Epic Records in 1988 (and was re-released in '89).

# 183 Singles Artist of the Year

Indigo Girls was released and contained their breakthrough hit "Closer To Fine." Songs such as "Kid Fears" (with help from R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe) helped bring the duo national attention and critical acclaim.

The Indigo Girls hit the Top 40 with "Closer To Fine."

Indigo Girls was certified gold.

The Indigo Girls won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording (Indigo Girls) and were also nominated for Best New Artist.

Nomads Indians Saints was released with the tracks "World Falls," "Hammer And A Nail," "Watershed," and "Girl With The Weight Of The World In Her Hands."

A concert video, Live At The Uptown Lounge, was released.
Ray started her own independent record label called Daemon Records.

The Indigo Girls were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording ("Hammer And A Nail").

The Indigo Girls released a live EP, Live - Back On The Bus Y'All which included a cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower" and 7 other live tracks.

The Indigo Girls were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album (Live - Back On The Bus Y'All).

Indigo Girls was certified platinum and Nomads Indians Saints was certified gold.

Rites Of Passage was released and rejuvenated interest in the duo with the track "Galileo." Guests on the LP included David Crosby and Jackson Browne.

Rites Of Passage was certified gold.

The Indigo Girls were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album (Rites Of Passage).

Swamp Ophelia was released and debuted in the Top 10.
The LP was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording.
The duo took part in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar in Atlanta with Ray playing Mary Magdalene and Sailers playing Jesus.

Swamp Ophelia was certified gold.

Rites Of Passage was certified platinum.

Indigo Girls appeared on the Boys On The Side soundtrack with "Power Of Two."

1200 Curfews was released - a 2-CD live set. Ray said of the LP, "...it's indicative of our tour life since we got signed."
The video, Watershed, was also released with all the Indigo Girls' video and some concert and interview footage.

Ray said at the Newport Folk Festival: "I always think of (Emily) as the perfect best friend. I guess once of the reasons we've always been like this is that we've always had the same kind of relationship. The nature of it never changed... we never had a sexual encounter... we never had a real conflict... we were always just completely friends."

1200 Curfews was certified gold and Swamp Ophelia was certified platinum.
The Indigo Girls contributed the track "Free Of Hope" to the Sweet Relief II compilation to benefit the rainforests.

Strange Fire was certified gold.

# 153 Singles Artist of the Year

Shaming Of The Sun was released and debuted in the Top 10.

The Indigo Girls hit the Top 40 with "Shame On You."

Indigo Girls was certified 2x platinum.

Shaming Of The Sun was certified gold.

The Indigo Girls also took part in the highly successful Lilith Fair summer tour and was credited with bringing together the unity and collaboration of the the other artists participating in the tour.

The Indigo Girls were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album category (Shaming Of The Sun).

At the 2nd annual GLAMA (Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards), the Indigo Girls won Best Duo/Group for "It's Alright."

Buckling under pressure by "concerned parents," a high school principal cancelled a free concert in May by the Indigo Girls in South Carolina due to their sexuality. Emily Saliers said of the cancellation and controversy: "Despite this particular cancellation, we will play in Columbia, SC and we'd like to thank the people there and elsewhere who support our collective message of respect and justice for all human beings." A week later another principal cancelled a concert by the duo because of bad language in their lyrics - more specifically, the one offensive word used in "Shame On You." Five students from the Columbia school were later suspended for walking out of their classes in protest of the decision to cancel the concert. A week later, the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) offered the 5 students free legal advice. Several other agencies, including Rock Out Censorship and Artists for a Hate-Free America also joined forces to condemn the concert cancellation. The Indigo Girls once again joined the Lilith Fair tour on several dates during the summer

The Indigo Girls hit 11 cities with the "Suffragette Sessions Tour" - a showcase of diverse female musicians. Ray called the tour a "socialist experiment in rock 'n roll."

The Indigo Girls could be heard on the benefit LP No Boundaries: A Benefit For The Kosovar Refugees with "Go."

VH1: 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll ranked the Indigo Girls at # 79.
In the summer, the Indigo Girls performed at some of the Lilith Fair dates.

Their next LP, Come On Now Social was released and featured help from Joan Osborne, Sheryl Crow, and Me'Shell NdegéOcello.

The Indigo Girls had to reschedule some performances in Australia so that Ray could have appendectomy surgery.
The duo received 7 Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards (GLAMA) nominations for Out Recording, Rock/Alternative Song, Out Song ("Trouble"), Song of the Year ("Go"), Producer of the Year, Band/Duo/Group of the Year, and Best Album of the Year (Come On Now Social).

The Indigo Girls were named Producers of the Year at the Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards (GLAMA).

The Indigo Girls began North America in the summer starting in Atlanta.

The Indigo Girls released the CD single: Cold Beer And Remote Control.

The Indigo Girls released a greatest hits LP, Retrospective.

Ray released her solo LP, Stag. The LP allowed Ray to display more of her southern rock roots. Ray also toured as Amy Ray & The Butchies.

The Indigo Girls embarked on an acoustic tour.

The Indigo Girls released Become You.
Become You topped the Billboard Top Internet Album Sales chart.

The Indigo Girls released All That We Let In.

Amy Ray released her solo LP Prom.

The Indigo Girls released a set of previously unreleased material, Rarities.

The Indigo Girls could be heard on the soundtrack for Desperate Housewives with "Mrs. Robinson."

The Indigo Girls could be heard on Pink's LP I'm Not Dead with the track "Dear mr. President."

The Indigo Girls released Despite Our Differences.

Ray released the solo LP Didn't It Feel Kinder.

The Indigo Girls released Poseiden And The Bitter Bug.

The Indigo Girls released the live LP Staring Down The Brilliant Dream.

The Indigo Girls released Beauty Queen Sister.

Ray released Lung Of Love.

Ray released Goodnight Tender.

• June 2: Indigo Girls released One Lost Day.

• June 29: Indigo Girls Live With The University Of Colorado Symphony Orchestra was released.

• September 28: Ray released Holler.

• May 22: The Indigo Girls released Look Long.

• September 16: Ray released the solo LP If It All Goes South.
  
  
  
  
  

	Strange Fire Released: 1987 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 159 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Strange Fire" - "Crazy Game" - "Left Me A Fool" - "I Don't Wanna Know" - "Hey Jesus" - "Get Together" - "Walk Away" - "Make It Easier" - "You Left It Up To Me" - "Land Of Canaan" - "Crazy Game" (Original Single Version) - "Everybody's Waiting For Someone To Come Home"
	Indigo Girls Released: February, 1989 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 22 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Closer To Fine" - "Secure Yourself" - "Kid Fears" - "Prince Of Darkness" - "Blood And Fire" - "Tried To Be True" - "Love's Recovery" - "Land Of Canaan" - "Center Stage" - "History Of Us" - "Land Of Canaan" (Radio Single Remix) - "Center Stage" (live)
	Nomads Indians Saints Released: September, 1990 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 43 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Hammer And Nail" - "Welcome Me" - "World Falls" - "Southland In The Springtime" - "1 2 3" - "Keeper Of My Heart" - "Watershed" - "Hand Me Downs" - "You And Me Of The 10,000 Wars" - "Pushing The Needle Too Far" - "The Girl With The Weight Of The World In Her Hands" - "Welcome Me" (live)
	Live - Back On The Bus Y'All Released: June, 1991 Rolling Stone review: Live Tracks: "1 2 3" - "Tried To Be True" - "You And Me Of The 10,000 Wars" - "Prince Of Darkness" - "Kid Fears" - "Left Me A Fool" - "All Along The Watchtower" - "1 2 3" (Studio Version)
	Rites Of Passage Released: May, 1992 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 21 Tracks: "Three Hits" - "Galileo" - "Ghost" - "Joking" - "Jonas & Ezekial" - "Love Will Come To You" - "Romeo & Juliet" - "Virginia Woolf" - "Chickenman" - "Airplane" - "Nashville" - "Let It Be Me" - "Cedar Tree" - "Three Hits (live) - "Love Will Come To You" (live)
	Swamp Ophelia Released: May, 1994 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 9 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Fugitive" - "Least Complicated" - "Language Or The Kiss" - "Reunion" - "Power Of Two" - "Touch Me Fall" - "The Wood Song" - "Mystery" - "Dead Man's Hill" - "Fare Thee Well" - "This Train Revised"
	1200 Curfews Released: October, 1995 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 40 Live Tracks: "Joking" - "Least Complicated" - "Thin Line" - "River" - "Strange Fire" - "Power Of Two" - "Pushing The Needle Too Far" - "Virginia Woolf" - "Jonas And Ezekial" - "Tangled Up In Blue" - "World Falls" - "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" - "Ghost" - "Dead Man's Hill" - "I Don't Wanna Know" - "Galileo" - "Down By The River" - "Love's Recovery" - "Land Of Canaan" - "Mystery" - "This Train Revised" - "Back Together Again" - "Language Or The Kiss" - "Chicken Man" - "Midnight Train To Georgia" - "Closer To Fine" - "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" (Studio Version)
	Shaming Of The Sun Released: April, 1997 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 7 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Shame On You" - "Get Out The Map" - "Shed Your Skin" - "It's Alright" - "Cara Mia" - "Don't Give That Girl A Gun" - "Leeds" - "Scooter Boys" - "Everything In Its Own Time" - "Cut It Out" - "Burn All The Letters" - "Hey Kind Friend"
	Come On Now Social Released: September, 1999 Billboard peak: # 34 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Go" - "Soon To Be Nothing" - "Gone Again" (with Sheryl Crow) - "Trouble" (with Joan Osborne) - "Sister" - "Peace Tonight" (with Joan Osborne, Garth Hudson & Natacha Atlas) - "Ozilline" - "We Are Together" (with Me'Shell NdegeOcello & Kate Shellenback) - "Cold Beer And Remote Control (with Sheryl Crow) - "Compromise" (with Me'Shell NdegeOcello & Kate Shellenback) - "Andy" - "Fay Tucker"
	Retrospective Released: October, 2000 Billboard peak: # 128 Tracks: "Strange Fire" - "Closer To Fine" - "Kid Fears" - "Watershed" - "Three Hits" - "Galileo" - "Ghost" - "Reunion" - "Power Of Two" - "Least Complicated" - "Shame On You" - "Get Out The Map" - "Go" - "Trouble" - "Devotion" - "Leaving"
	Become You Released: March, 2002 Billboard peak: # 30 Tracks: "Moment Of Forgiveness" - "Deconstruction" - "Become You" - "You've Got To Show" - "Yield" - "Collecting You" - "Hope Alone" - "Bitter Root" - "Our Delieverance" - "Starkville" - "She's Saving Me" - "Nuevas Senoritas"
	All That We Let In Released: February, 2004 Billboard peak: # 35 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Fill It Up Again" - "Heartache For Everyone" - "Free In You" - "Perfect World" - "All That We Let In" - "Tether" - "Come On Home" - "Dairy Queen" - "Something Real" - "Cordova" - "Rise Up"
	Rarities Released: June, 2005 Billboard peak: # 159 Tracks: "Clampdown" - "I Don't Wanna Talk About It" - "Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters" (live) - "Let Me Go Easy" (live) - "Winthrop" - "Free Of Hope" - "Shed Your Skin" (Tom Morello Remix) - "Never Stop" - "Ghost" (demo) - "Uncle John's Band" - "I'll Give You My Skin" (with Michael Stipe) - "Free In You" (Dave Cooley Remix) - "Point Hope" - "Ramblin' Round" (live) - "Cold As Ice" (live) - "Walk Your Valley" - "It Won't Take Long" - "Finlandia" (live)
	Despite Our Differences Released: September, 2006 Billboard peak: # 44 Tracks: "Pendulum Swinger" - "Little Perennials" - "I Believe In Love" - "Three County Highway" - "Run" - "Rock & Roll Heaven's Gate" - "Lay My Head Down" - "Money Made You Mean" - "Fly Away" - "Dirt & Dead Ends" - "All The Way" - "They Won't Have Me" - "Last Tears"
	Poseiden And The Bitter Bug Released: March, 2009 Billboard peak: # 29 Tracks: "Digging For Your Dream" - "Sugar Tongue" - "Love Of Our Lives" - "Driver Education" - "I'll Change" - "Second Time Around" - "What Are You Like" - "Ghost Of The Gang" - "Fleet Of Hope" - "True Romantic"
	Staring Down The Brilliant Dream Released: June, 2010 Live Tracks: "Heartache For Everyone" - "Closer To Fine" - "Go" - "Come On Home" - "Devotion" - "Cold Beer And Remote Control" - "Moment Of Forgiveness" - "Fill It Up Again" - "Sugar Tongue" - "Fly Away" - "Ozilline" - "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" - "Kid Fears" - "Watershed" - "Shame On You" - "Get Out The Map" - "Salty South" - "The Wood Song" - "Three County Highway" - "Digging For Your Dream" - "Rock & Roll Heaven's Gate" - "Believe In Loev" - "Fugitive" - "Cordova" - "Waht Are You Like" - "Second Time Around" - "Love Of Our Lives" - "Become You" - "Prince Of Darkness" - "Tether" - "Wild Horses"
	Beauty Queen Sister Released: October, 2011 Tracks: "Share The Moon" - "John" - "Beauty Queen Sister" - "We Get To Feel It All" - "War Rugs" - "Mariner Moonlighting" - "Birthday Song" - "Feed And Water The Horses" - "Making Promises" - "Damo" - "Able To Sing" - "Yoke"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	One Lost Day Released: June 2, 2015 Tracks: "Elizabeth" - "Happy In The Sorrow Key" - "Southern California Is Your Girlfriend" - "Texas Was Clean" - "Alberta" - "Olympia Inn" - "If I Don't Leave Here Now" - "Spread The Pain Around" - "Learned It On Me" - "The Rise Of The Black Messiah" - "Findlay, Ohio 1968" - "Fishtails" - "Come A Long Way"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	Indigo Girls Live With The University Of Colorado Symphony Orchestra Released: June 29, 2018 Live Tracks: "Woodsong" - "Sugar Tongue" - "ABle To Sing" - "Compromise" - "Virginia Woolf" - "Happy In The Sorrow Key" - "Power Of Two" - "Yoke" - "Love Of Our Lives" - "World Falls" - "Galileo" - "Chickenman" - "Fugitive" - "Come A Long Way" - "War Rugs" - "Mystery" - Damo" - "Come On Home" - "Kids Fears" - "Ghost" - "Go" - "Closer To Fine"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	Look Long Released: May 22, 2020 Tracks: "Sh** Kickin'" - "Look Long" - "Howl At The Moon" - "When We Were Writers" - "Change My Heart" - "K.C. Girl" - "Country Radio" - "Muster" - "Feel This Way Again" - "Favorite Flavor" - "Sorrow And Joy"