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Comedy singer/songwriter Amy Ames’ songs are so catchy even the barnyard critters dance along.  Yes, she writes her own songs and is known as "The Queen of Tongue and Cheek" & " A Female Ray Stevens" (minus the political) due to her witty and clever endings.  Her previous albums, "Do Drop In" and “Amy Ames” had hundreds of radio downloads in the first week alone.

Amy started her rise in the music industry in 2011 with her song, “No Beer Here,” being picked up and played by over 1,000 main radio stations in the USA alone along with hundreds of radio stations around the globe.  She then followed it up in 2013 with her 5th album, "Do Drop In."  After that in 2014, Ames recorded her 6th album consisting of songs she co-wrote with twice nominated “Album of the Year,” Jean-Luc Leroux at the legendary Burn’s Recording Studio in Nashville.  The first track on that CD, "New Life," became Ames’ 11th song to hit on the CMR’s Nashville Top 40 and, thus, started her on her world fame journey. 

From 2014 to 2023, Amy joined a world tour with France’s 2020 “Album of the Year” Winner of the prestigious Arrow, Jean-Luc Leroux.  Amy wrote the English lyrics on a collaboration CD with Jean-Luc titled, “Songs on the Road” that was nominated for an "Arrow" in the category of "Album of the Year 2020" in France and New Caledonia.  This gave Amy her first supportive nomination outside the US.

Previously, Ames recorded her 7th studio album titled, "On My Way," produced by Jean-Luc Leroux in Nashville, TN.  It was released in 2018 with 4 songs that made Stuart Cameron's CMA Nashville Top 40 charts. That  brought Amy to 14 songs that charted on the Top 40.    

Ending her world tour in 2023, Amy returned to the US. Her goals of learning to play the guitar and of producing a solo comedy show came to light in Orange County, California in the spring of 2025. It also spiraled her to the top of Reverbnation.com as the Number 1 Comedy Singer/Songwriter in the World.  

Currently, Ames is in the Hear No Evil Studio working on her 8th album.  We'll keep you posted.   

Ames was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota and graduated from Duluth East High School. She went to higher education working on a Masters in Education while obtaining a BS degree from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, where she graduated with Honors - Cum Laude. After graduating, she moved to Texas to live with her grandmother.  Amy’s granny loved to sing at the local bars in the Rio Grande Valley and would take Amy along.  It wasn’t long before a neighbor called Amy’s father and reported her for staying out till the cows came home with her grandma.  Upon being shocked, her father insisted she move back to Minnesota!  But it was too late.  Amy was in love with a Texas man by the Rio Grande.  They married and had a daughter and 2 sons.

Initially, Ames and her daughter, Jackie Martinez, started writing zany commercials together, which were later formed into songs. After writing songs and recording, Ames titled her first upbeat effort, You Bug Me, Honey!, which has earned her the crown of “Country Music’s Funniest Woman.” Her second project reflects on her own personal journey, All God's Children Living with Autism, which shares the joys and challenges of raising a child with autism. Her autistic son, Sam, started composing classical music at the age of 10 and is now finishing up his own classical music CD.  Ames’ third CD, self titled Amy Ames, got the attention of Nashville by quickly moving to the No.1 position on the Global Americana Charts www.AirplayDirect.com in July of 2011 with the most radio downloads.  She then followed with her fourth CD titled, “Do Drop In.”

Amy has had 13 hit songs on The CMR’s Nashville Top 40 and on Stuart Cameron’s Hotdisc Top 30 TV Show which includes her popular Swedish line dance tune, “Bedroom Blues,” that earned her her first major royalty check.  Amy entered the CMR Hotdisc Top 40 Charts for the 1st time with her song, “No Beer Here” on Sept, 28, 2011 at No. 38 and moved up to No. 27 on Oct. 2, 2011.  The following month on Nov. 6, 2011, she again entered the charts at No. 28 with “Bedroom Blues,” and it peeked at No. 21.  Three other songs entered the charts in 2012 with limited success:  3 Boyfriends, I Love Beer Bellies and Woke Up in Alaska.  Then in April of 2013 Amy leaped onto the charts entering at No. 14 with “Do Drop In” where it stayed for 8 continuous weeks.   Another of her catchy tongue and cheek songs, “Love Handles,” followed for 7 weeks peeking at No. 17.  Then at the start of 2014 Ames had her biggest hit to date on the Top 40 with “My Friend.”  “My Friend” stayed on the charts from Jan. 12, 12014 to Mar. 2, 2014.  It was followed by “New Life” for 4 weeks after that.   

Also on the European Charts, Amy's comical song, "Holy Balls" had the No. 1 spot on Country & Western Music Radio Show (CMA Member) Radio Beiaard 106.3 FM. Presented by Al Van Dam on Nov. 26, 2011 and followed it with her Christmas song, “Santa’s Littlest Elf (Has Autism)” at No. 5 on Dec. 5th, 2011.

Early Texas Albums of Original Songs:

  • You Bug Me Honey!  TX  2001
  • All God's Children Living with Autism  TX  2001

Studio Albums:

  • Amy Ames L.A.  2011
  • Santa's Littlest Elf L.A.  2011
  • Do Drop In  L.A.  2013
  • New Life  Nashville, TN  2014
  • On My Way  Nashville, TN 2018 

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