Amanfu is also known for her collaborations with Jack White in his all-female band, The Peacocks, and has widely appeared on his critically acclaimed solo albums, Blunderbuss and Lazaretto.

[2][3] Outside of her musical career, Amanfu is an actress, civil activist, an elected Recording Academy Board Governor,[4] private chef, and food blogger.

When she was three years old, her father moved the family to Nashville, Tennessee, where from an early age she flourished among the sights and sounds of the Music City.

The pair was invited by friend and musician, Dan Dyer, to open for him at Saxon Pub in Austin, TX during South by Southwest.

Post-Sam & Ruby, Amanfu collaborated with artists as diverse as H.E.R., Jack White, Norah Jones, Jason Isbell, and Sara Bareilles.

[21] Amanfu sang backup on Wanda Jackson's 2011 promotional tour for her album, The Party Ain't Over, produced by Jack White.

During his tour for the album Blunderbuss, White employed The Peacocks, an all female band consisting of Ruby Amanfu as well as Carla Azar, Lillie Mae Rische, Maggie Björklund, Brooke Waggoner, and alternating bassists Bryn Davies and Catherine Popper.

She joined friend Reese Witherspoon as a musical guest at the Nashville native's first Draper James store opening party on October 28, 2015.

[30] She performed alongside Lee Ann Womack to a crowd of A-list Nashville locals, including Faith Hill, Sheryl Crow, Lily Aldridge, Nathan Followill, Jessie Baylin, Kacey Musgraves, singer Cam and Reba McEntire.

Amanfu's other musical collaborators include John Prine, Brandi Carlile, Dan Wilson, Yola, Ben Folds, KT Tunstall, Bloodshy & Avant, Chris Thile,[32] and Tommy Sims.

In 2019, Amanfu joined Brandi Carlile and friends in Riviera Maya, Mexico for Girls Just Wanna Weekend music festival.

The intimate new album was created in just five days, while Amanfu and a six-piece band recorded and lived in a secluded log cabin in the rolling hills of Tennessee.

Amanfu has performed 10 times at Nashville's historical Ryman Auditorium as a solo artist as well as in collaborations with John Prine, Norah Jones and Fisk Jubilee Singers.

Amanfu contributes as a songwriter, producer and artist, sharing songs which all Facebook and Instagram creators and site users can add to their posts without fear of major labels blocking their content.

In 2018, Amanfu became the official emcee and host of True Taste of Music, an interactive, yearly event that pairs musicians and chefs for one night only in a private dinner experience for VIP guests.

"[37] Ann Powers tweeted "All about the chills when @RubyAmanfu sings," while Jon Pareles included Amanfu in his New York Times playlist in January 2016.

[48] Tracking was done at Adams’ studio PaxAm in Los Angeles in the late winter and early spring of 2016 and featured a number of other notable musicians.