Ruby Hunter
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 Ruby Hunter (left) with partner Archie Roach at the 2009 Tamworth Country Music Festival |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 31 October 1955 Ngarrindjeri lands, South Australia |
| Died | February 17, 2010 (aged 54) |
| Genres | Folk, Blues, Roots |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Associated acts | Archie Roach, Amos Roach |
Ruby Charlotte Margaret Hunter (31 October 1955[1] – 17 February 2010[2]) was an Australian singer and songwriter. She was a member of the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal nationality, and often performed with her partner, Archie Roach, whom she met at the age of 16, while both were homeless teenagers.[3] She received two ARIA Award nominations, for Best Indigenous Release for Thoughts Within in 1995, and Best Blues & Roots Album for Feeling Good in 2000, respectively.
Hunter won Deadlys in 2000 for Female Artist of the Year, 2003 for Outstanding Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music and 2004 for Excellence in Film & Theatrical Score. She made her acting debut in One Night the Moon. With Archie Roach and Paul Grabowsky she wrote and performed the concert "Ruby's Story", which tells her life story through song and spoken word.[4]
In 2005, Hunter was invited by Deborah Conway to take part in the Broad Festival project, with three other Australian female artists, they performed their own and each other's songs.[5] With Hunter and Conway were Sara Storer, Katie Noonan and Clare Bowditch.[6]
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[edit] Death
Ruby Hunter died of a heart attack on 17 February 2010, aged 54.[7]
[edit] Discography
- Koorie with Archie Roach & Wayne Thorpe - (1989)
- Thoughts Within - Mushroom (MUSH32309.2) (1994)
- Feeling Good - Mushroom (MUSH332672) (21 January 2000)
- Ruby with Archie Roach, Australian Art Orchestra & Paul Grabowsky - Australian Art Orchestra (AAO16) (2005)
[edit] References
- ^ Death notice, The Age, 25 February 2010, page 21
- ^ ninemsn
- ^ ABC TV: Talking heads: 12/05/2008 Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald article on "Ruby's Story"
- ^ Elliott, Tim (19 August 2008). "Lady's Night at the Beckoning Microphone". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/ladys-night-at-the-beckoning-microphone/2008/08/18/1218911561072.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Broad 2005". Broad Festival. http://www.broadfestival.com/broad_2005.html. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Singer Ruby Hunter dies", The Age, 18 February 2010
[edit] External links
- Pioneer singer Ruby Hunter dies
- ABC Queensland Musicians Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach
- [1] Ruby Hunter on MySpace
- [2] Ruby Hunter's Discography
