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Laura Nyro (/ ˈ n ɪər oʊ / NEER-oh; born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra ...
Apr 10, 1997 · Laura Nyro, one of the most important female singer/songwriters of the ’60s and ’70s, died Tuesday at her Danbury, Conn., home at the age of 49 due to complications from ovarian cancer.
Apr 10, 1997 · Laura Nyro, the New York-born singer and songwriter whose impassioned, iconoclastic music exploded pop song conventions in a feverish search for emotional truth, died on Tuesday at her home in...
Jul 27, 2021 · Laura Nyro: the phenomenal singers’ singer the 60s overlooked. Elton John idolised her and she wrote hits for the likes of Barbra Streisand, but her musical ambitions were out of sync with the...
Apr 19, 2024 · Laura Nyro was an American singer-songwriter who during the 1960s and ’70s welded urban folk blues to the gospel resonance of the girl group sound. She is remembered both as a unique vocal stylist and as the composer of songs that were major hits for other recording artists.
Laura Nyro was, above all, original. Her unflinching confessional lyrics and audacious rhythmic shifts made her an idol and trailblazer for such stars as Elton John and Kate Bush. Nyro’s commercial success doesn’t reflect her talent, but her work will endure for generations.
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