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Biography

New York, United States (1966 – 1997)

Laura Nyro (born October 18, 1947; died April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. 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 Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock and soul. In 2012 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Top Tracks

1	Stoned Soul Picnic	104
2	Wedding Bell Blues	79
3	Sweet Blindness	65
4	Lu	55
5	And When I Die	54
6	Eli's Comin'	52
7	Stoney End	45
8	Poverty Train	43
8	Emmie	43
8	Luckie	43
8	Timer	43
12	The Confession	33
13	Lonely Women	31
14	Save The Country	26
14	Woman's Blues	26