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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 ...
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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...
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May 31, 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.
Sep 4, 2015 · Laura Nyro was the elusive musician who transfixed a generation with her incandescent voice and volatile art. Vivien Goldman remembers the late, great singer.
Born in New York on October 18, 1947, Laura was brought up on city life and summers spent in the lush greenery of the Northeast. She began playing music very early, and enjoyed a wide range of influences through her high school years at Manhattan’s Music and Art.
Her musical career spanned almost three decades. Her repertoire includes songs like “Stoned Soul Picnic,” “Save The Country,” “Sweet Blindness,” and “Wedding Bell Blues.” She recorded nine...
Dec 10, 2011 · Laura Nyro was eclectic before people used the word to talk about pineapple salsa. She wrote cunning, poetic verses, music that popped with a doo-wop, and sang with gospel verve.
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