Emily Saliers
| Emily Saliers | |
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Saliers (right), performing with Amy Ray as Indigo Girls
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| Background information | |
| Born |
July 22, 1963 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Origin | Connecticut, US |
| Genres | Folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, restaurateur |
| Instruments | Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, bouzouki |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | IG Records |
| Associated acts | Indigo Girls |
| Website | www.indigogirls.com |
Emily Saliers (born July 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the musical duo Indigo Girls. Saliers plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki and many other instruments.
Saliers was born in New Haven, Connecticut as the second eldest of four children – all girls — to Don and Jane Saliers (née Firmin; a librarian). Since approximately age 11, she was raised in Decatur, Georgia (in metro Atlanta). Don Saliers was the William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Theology and Worship at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University; he is currently Theologian-in-Residence and a professor emeritus. In addition to teaching theology and worship, he directed the master of sacred music program there.
Emily attended Laurel Ridge Elementary School in Decatur, Georgia. She later attended Shamrock High School, which she did not like. She began her college education at Tulane University but transferred to Emory University, graduating in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in English.
Saliers first met her future Indigo Girls counterpart Amy Ray when they were students at Laurel Ridge Elementary School in Decatur, Georgia. As students at Shamrock High School, they started performing music together at talent shows and local venues (including bars when she was still under age) under the band names of "Saliers & Ray" and the "B-Band". When Saliers (the elder of the duo) left Georgia for college in Louisiana, Ray frequently visited her. They would play together for tips in New Orleans' French Quarter. Saliers and Ray eventually reunited when they transferred from their respective colleges to Emory University. At Emory that they settled upon the band name Indigo Girls; Ray came across the word in the dictionary and "thought it sounded cool".
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