Amy Elizabeth Ray (born April 12, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the well-known contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls.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, and on December 19, 2006, she released Live from Knoxville. Her fourth solo album, Didn't It Feel Kinder, was released on August 5, 2008.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). Bleyle was replaced with Tara Jane O'Neil in October because Bleyle was on maternity leave.Ray was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, and went on to begin college at Vanderbilt University. After a year at Vanderbilt, Ray returned to the Atlanta area to continue her education at Emory University. Ray graduated from Emory in 1986 with majors in English and Religion.Ray currently lives in the foothills of North Georgia.