Ruby Hunter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ruby Hunter

Australian singer

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1955

Place of Birth: South Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 17-Feb-2010

Profession: singer, singer-songwriter

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ruby Charlotte Margaret Hunter (31 October 1955 – 17 February 2010) was an Indigenous Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist.
She was a member of the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal nationality, and often performed with her partner, Archie Roach AM, whom she met at the age of 16, while both were homeless teenagers.
Born on the banks of the Murray River in South Australia, Hunter was forcibly taken from her family at the age of eight as part of the Stolen Generation.Hunter first performed in public in 1988 during a festival at Sydney's Bondi Pavilion in Sydney, where she performed "Proud, Proud Woman," the first song she had written.
In 1990, she wrote the autobiographical "Down City Streets", which was performed by her partner Archie Roach on his debut solo album Charcoal Lane.
In 1994, Hunter became the first indigenous Australian woman to record a solo "rock" album, releasing her debut album Thoughts Within.