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<\/em><\/p>\nAmelia Ray never met her paternal grandfather because he was\u00a0murdered by a white man\u00a0in Butler, AL, after her father, who was still a boy at the time, refused to address the man as \u201cSir.\u201d While under quarantine and witnessing the nation seethe with collective indignation and unrest, Ray felt her family history come bubbling to the surface.<\/p>\n
In response, Ray, alongside longtime collaborator and \u201cHamilton\u201d drummer Jake Wood and cinematographer Peggy Peralta, created \u201cHambone Says,\u201d a time-travelling tune that uses several musical genres to detail a history of racially motivated killings in the United States. The lyrics allude to recent events such as the murders of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery but also reference\u00a0the 1967 Detroit riots and the 1923 Rosewood Massacre. \u201cI wanted to transmit the exasperation, confusion and fury I saw in the streets and felt in my soul,\u201d Ray says.<\/p>\n
To write the lyrics, Ray scoured the internet for references to first usage of various derogatory terms used to describe Blacks – particularly in the U.S. –\u00a0and listed them in chronological order. Ray then made a list of some of the atrocities suffered by Black Americans at the hands of White Americans\u00a0in chronological order. The goal was to use the terms to reference the events in the context of popular music of their era. The song begins with a chain\u00a0gang chant and transitions into gospel, Appalachian music, jazz, rock and roll, funk and rap.<\/p>\n
\u201cHambone Says\u201d was recorded live during the filming of the video which was released\u00a0on Friday 09 October 2020. Andrew Zhang of Two Story Melody has already touted it as song of the year.<\/p>\n
To learn more, watch the video and to register for The Making of \u201cHambone Says\u201d Zoom chat, visit: https:\/\/www.ameliaray.net<\/a><\/p>\n About Amelia Ray:<\/strong><\/p>\n Amelia Ray is a writer, composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and\u00a0the\u00a0creator and\u00a0host\u00a0of\u00a0“Up, Up &\u00a0A Ray”\u00a0–\u00a0a weekly\u00a0variety show.\u00a0From March-May 2020 she organized The Quarantuned Music Festival – a series of 24-hour, worldwide, virtual music festival events to benefit artists affected by COVID-19 cancellations.<\/p>\n MULTIMEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n *VIDEO (YouTube): https:\/\/youtu.be\/WSWC49ISTzE<\/a><\/p>\n
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