Ruby Amanfu

Grammy nominated singer/songwriter

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Also known as Ruby

Citizenship: United States
Occupation: singer-songwriter
Education: Hume-Fogg High School
, Berklee College of Music
Spouse: Sam Ashworth(since 2017)

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Eyram Ruby Amanfu Ashworth 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. 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.

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Sex or gender: female
Given name: Ruby
Genre: pop music
Website: rubyamanfu.com
Start of work period: 1998
Partner in business or sport: Sam affiliation: Sam & Ruby
Member of: Sam & Ruby

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