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  1. Aug 12, 2020 · Minnie Riperton, her husband Richard Rudolph and children Maya and Marc in 1978. Picture: Getty. Minnie Riperton was married to songwriter and music producer Richard Rudolph from August 1970 until her death in July 1979. Together, they had two children; music engineer Marc Rudolph (born 1968) and Maya (born 1972).

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  2. Apr 26, 2022 · Unfortunately, on July 12, 1979, at precisely 10 a.m., Riperton died cuddled in her husband's loving and comforting arms as their friend Stevie Wonder begged her to get better in a tape-recorded song. Several celebrities attended her funeral, with Wonder serving as a pallbearer.

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  3. Apr 23, 2024 · Maya’s career may be in comedy, but her parents both worked in the music industry — Riperton as a singer and Richard as a composer, songwriter and producer. “Music is really my life,” Maya ...

  4. Rudolph’s career as a record producer began when he and Stevie Wonder jointly produced Minnie Riperton’s second album, Perfect Angel. Included in this album was the song, "Lovin' You", written by Rudolph and Minnie Riperton, which went on to become a No. 1 song around the world and has turned out to be one of the most performed songs of all ...

  5. Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) [4] [5] 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. [6] Born in 1947, Riperton grew up in Chicago 's Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side.

  6. May 11, 2024 · Minnie Riperton's husband, Richard Rudolph: Maya's father. Riperton and Richard Rudolph, a producer and songwriter, met in Chicago in the stairwell of a rock club, Maya Rudolph told the New York ...

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  8. Jun 27, 2019 · Crucial to the album and the song's success was Richard Rudolph, who was a songwriter, producer, and muse for Riperton. At the time, Richard had little experience in music, working only on a ...

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