Ashley Lauren Monroe was born September 10, 1986 in Knoxville, Tennessee, a daughter of Larry & Kellye Monroe. On October 24, 2013, she married Chicago White Sox pitcher John Danks. She is one third of the group Pistol Annies, and a noteworthy country singer-songwriter from Knoxville, TN.

She has worked with Blake Shelton, Trent Dabbs, The Raconteurs, & Train.

Songs that Ashley is known for include “On to Something Good” and “Has Anybody Ever Told You”.