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Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register.
Minnie Riperton. Actress: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Minnie Riperton was born November 8, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, to Thelma Inez (Matthews) and Daniel Webster Riperton, a Pullman porter.
Minnie Riperton is an American singer-songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You" and her five-octave soprano range. Riperton grew up in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side. As a child, she studied music, drama and dance at Chicago's Lincoln Center.
" Lovin' You " is a song recorded by American singer Minnie Riperton from her second studio album, Perfect Angel (1974). It was written by Riperton and her husband, Richard Rudolph, produced by Rudolph and Stevie Wonder, and released as the album's fourth single on January 18, 1975.
One of the most well-known vocalists to come out of the 1970s, singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton stands as a great influential figure for the Soul genre and many artists within this style of...
Jun 9, 2014 · Music video by Minnie Riperton performing Lovin' You. (C) 1974 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.Buy the album here:https://itunes.apple.c...
Jul 12, 2021 · With a five-octave vocal range and a unique ability to reach the highest register of the human voice with the ease of bird taking to flight, Minnie Riperton will rightfully be remembered as one of the greatest soul singers of all time, but her legacy is also graced by the use of her voice in the secondary sense.
Chicago singer with a soaring multi-octave voice, who scored a major hit with "Lovin' You" and had her life cut tragically short by cancer. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 1970s. Born. November 8, 1947 in Chicago, IL. Died. July 12, 1979 in Los Angeles, CA.
May 20, 2021 · Minnie Julia Riperton-Rudolph, aka Minnie Riperton, was born on November 8, 1947, the youngest of eight children to Thelma and Salleh Riperton and grew up on the Southside of Chicago. Her professional career started as a back-up singer at Chess Records for such legends as Etta James, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, and Chuck Berry.
Jul 12, 2014 · Celebrated soul singer Minnie Riperton, shown here in March 1976, passed away in 1979 at the age of 31. AP. "There are just some songs you just don't touch because they're done so well, so...
