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Ruby Amanfu
Background information
Born
Accra, Ghana
Origin
Nashville. Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Pop, R&B, Americana
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter
Years active
1998–present
Labels
Thirty Tigers
Spongebath
Polydor
Rykodisc
Website
rubyamanfu.com
Musical artist
Ruby Amanfu is an American recording artist based in Nashville. Amanfu has released seven studio albums and multiple singles. She is known for being one half of the duo Sam & Ruby, whose album was named Associated Press Album of the Year in 2009. Amanfu is also known for her collaborations with Jack White in his all-female band, The Peacocks, and has widely appeared on his critically acclaimed solo albums, Blunderbuss and Lazaretto.[1] In 2020 and 2022, Amanfu was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for co-writing "Hard Place" by H.E.R. and "A Beautiful Noise" by Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile, and was nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award.[2][3]
Outside of her musical career, Amanfu is an actress, civil activist, an elected Recording Academy Board Governor,[4] private chef, and food blogger.[5]
^"Ruby Amanfu Credits". All Music. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
^Paulson, David (January 24, 2020). "Grammys: Two Nashville musicians found each other, and wrote a 'Song of the Year'". Tennessean. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^"2019 Soul Train Awards - The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award". BET. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
^"Recording Academy Governance - Nashville Chapter Board". Grammy.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
^"Musician and Fashionista, Ruby Amanfu". The Nashville Edit. May 24, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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