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Angela Ammons

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About Me


Alone in her room at eight years old, native Texan, Angela Ammons began her career holding a karaoke microphone and singing to Bette Midler’s “The Rose.” A few years later and a few inches taller, she outgrew her room in Austin, Texas, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. By signing her name to a Universal Records contract, she forfeited the typical teenage dream of football games and high school prom and made her own dream come true.
When recording for her first album began in 2000, Angela struggled against the pressure to adapt her sound to the pop-princess trend that was so prevalent at the time. More than a hook with catchy rhythms, her songs explored emotions and issues that were missing from the billboard Top 40. She rebelled, determined to keep her vision intact, no matter the consequences. The singer’s self-titled album was finally completed and released in September of 2001 -- into the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Angela was only 18 years old at the time. She was devastated. She surmises, “We all began looking at life differently. My perspective changed when I realized that I was never going to see some of my friends again. Selling albums seemed so trivial; the entire country was in a state of mourning.”
Determined to make an impact, Angela started to use her experiences to write songs from a more mature, introspective point of view. She says she molded her style by listening to the artists that inspired her. “The Beatles, Alanis Morrisette, Fiona Apple, Shirley Manson, Aerosmith…keeping variety in my music choices played a huge role in developing my own sound.”
With contributions to movie soundtracks “Save the Last Dance” on Hollywood Records and “American Pie 2” on Universal, Angela has come a long way from her karaoke microphone. In addition to touring in Europe, she has an established fan base that extends into Japan and Australia. Angela has worked with powerhouse players like Paul Logus (Beyoncé, Limp Biscuit), Timothy Schmidt from The Eagles, and Steve Dudas (Ozzy Osbourne, Ringo Starr), and she has no intention of stopping there.
Blueberry juice and mustard are two of Angela Ammons’ favorite things. Though it may sound unbelievable, they both are characteristic of her music. Her chords are sweet, her voice rich, and her words refreshing. But there must be bitterness to add balance -- a harshness that calls out to our emotions. Angela combines both. She is your sister, your mother, your daughter, your best friend. Sometimes she is you. She takes the moments in life that are universal and weaves them into melodies that reach us on an individual level. She’ll sing you through the hard times. And through the good times - well…she’ll rock your face off.
Angela divides her time between Nashville and Los Angeles. She writes songs daily. Her new aEP entitled “Masquerade” will be completed in early 2008. Finally, Angela has found herself.

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Member Since: 7/13/2005
Band Website: angelaammons.com
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Baby News!

Suprise!! I'm having a girl!!! She is Due end of Sept. Her name will be Roslyn......
Posted by Angela Ammons on Wed, 21 May 2008 09:42:00 PST

New song on Youtube

Hey....just wanted to let everyone know that I was bored and recorded an acoustic version of one of my new songs. I'm in my living room, and its from a digital camera so the quality isn't great, but I...
Posted by Angela Ammons on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:15:00 PST

ALWAYS GETTING OVER YOU

Hey, so I get a lot of requests to put songs from my first album which I would love to do.....but Universal won't let me....nor will they put it up on itunes.....when I had it on myspace, they kicked ...
Posted by Angela Ammons on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:01:00 PST

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Find out whats going on, upcoming shows and be first to listen to new music before its posted by joining the Angela Ammons email list. Just send a blank email  to [email protected] with a subje...
Posted by Angela Ammons on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 02:29:00 PST

YAY, I'M NOT STUPID

Ah ha, i finally figured out how to write a blog.  Well, now that I have figured out this blog thing, I realized that I have nothing to put in it.  Oh I got it. My quote for the day "There ...
Posted by Angela Ammons on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:01:00 PST