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Ruby Charlotte Margaret Hunter (31 October 1955 – 17 February 2010), also known as Aunty Ruby, was an Aboriginal Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist, and the life and musical partner of Archie Roach.
Feb 18, 2010 · Ruby Hunter, a Ngarrindjeri woman and a member of the Stolen Generations, was the first Indigenous woman to be signed to a major record label. She collaborated with Archie Roach and Paul Grabowsky, and won several awards for her music and cultural contribution.
PIONEERING Aboriginal singer and songwriter Ruby Hunter has died at the age of 54. A Ngarrindjeri woman from South Australia, Hunter met her lifelong partner and musical soulmate Archie Roach aged 16, when both were homeless teenagers.
Mar 18, 2022 · Key points: Ruby Hunter was born on a small island along the banks of the Murray River. She was an acclaimed singer-songwriter who was the first Aboriginal woman to be signed to a major record label. Along with her husband Archie Roach, she cared for young Aboriginal people in the Riverland.
Feb 18, 2010 · RUBY Hunter, the Aboriginal singer, composer and occasional actor, has died. A Ngarrindjeri woman, Hunter was born in 1955 at a billabong near the banks of the Murray River in South Australia. She was a member of the stolen generation, having been removed from her family and placed in foster homes.
- Ashleigh Wilson
Jan 9, 2022 · The couple, who met as Stolen Generations survivors and fostered many Aboriginal children, will be honoured with a lakeside installation. The monument will include mosaics, a QR code and a movie on their lives.
Feb 18, 2010 · Celebrated indigenous Australian singer, songwriter and storyteller Ruby Hunter passed away this morning after suffering a heart attack.
