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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.
Aug 20, 2020 · August 20, 2020. By. uDiscover Team. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Though she was taken from us far too early, aged only 31, in 1979, the American singer-songwriter and R&B/jazz diva...
Jun 9, 2014 · 21.9K subscribers. Subscribed. 44K. 2.6M views 9 years ago. Music by Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You. (C) 1974 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Buy the album here: ...more....
Jun 29, 2016 · 1. The Rotary Connection – I Am the Black Gold of the Sun. Gifted with a five-octave vocal range, Chicago-born Minnie Riperton was plucked from an a cappella choir to sing with girl-group the...
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...
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. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Born in 1947, Riperton grew up in Chicago 's Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side.
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.
