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Minnie Riperton
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Chicago, United States (1947 – 1979)
Minnie Riperton (Nov 8, 1947 - Jul 12, 1979) was an American singer who is best remembered for her 1974 hit ballad, 
Lovin’ You.
The tragic 1979 death of 31-year-old Riperton silenced one of soul music’s most unique and unforgettable voices - blessed with an angelic five-octave vocal range, she scored her greatest commercial success with the chart-topping pop ballad, “Lovin’ You”. Riperton was born in Chicago on November 8, 1947. As a young girl, she studied music, drama, and dance at the city’s Lincoln Center and later contemplated a career in opera. Her pop career began in 1963 when she joined the local girl group called The Gems (not to be confused with the 60s New York-based girl group Gems, led by Louise Bethune), who were also known at times as The Starlets (1963-1966), signing to the famed Chess label to release a handful of singles as well as lend backing vocals to acts including Fontella Bass, The Dells, and Etta James. After graduating from high school, Riperton went to work at Chess as a receptionist. A year before The Gems’ dissolution in 1967, she also signed with the label as a solo act, releasing a single,Lonely Girl, under the alias Andrea Davis (a pseudonym she used in honor of Billy Davis, her mentor at Chess who wrote the song for her).
In 1967, Riperton was installed as the lead vocalist of the psychedelic soul band Rotary Connection, which debuted that year with a self-titled LP on Cadet Concepts.
Lovin’ You.The tragic 1979 death of 31-year-old Riperton silenced one of soul music’s most unique and unforgettable voices - blessed with an angelic five-octave vocal range, she scored her greatest commercial success with the chart-topping pop ballad, “Lovin’ You”. Riperton was born in Chicago on November 8, 1947. As a young girl, she studied music, drama, and dance at the city’s Lincoln Center and later contemplated a career in opera. Her pop career began in 1963 when she joined the local girl group called The Gems (not to be confused with the 60s New York-based girl group Gems, led by Louise Bethune), who were also known at times as The Starlets (1963-1966), signing to the famed Chess label to release a handful of singles as well as lend backing vocals to acts including Fontella Bass, The Dells, and Etta James. After graduating from high school, Riperton went to work at Chess as a receptionist. A year before The Gems’ dissolution in 1967, she also signed with the label as a solo act, releasing a single,
Lonely Girl, under the alias Andrea Davis (a pseudonym she used in honor of Billy Davis, her mentor at Chess who wrote the song for her).In 1967, Riperton was installed as the lead vocalist of the psychedelic soul band Rotary Connection, which debuted that year with a self-titled LP on Cadet Concepts.
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Every Time He Comes Around
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Memory Lane
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Perfect Angel
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ziarczak wrote:
Natural, beautiful, family oriented, and talented good people are hard to find nowadays.
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SNAKE_ADRIAN wrote:
amarte!!!!!!!!!!!
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DCMirage_98 wrote:
Natural, beautiful, family oriented, and talented good people are hard to find nowadays.
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ashleyrobb wrote:
pure quality. you gotta laugh when you listen to her voice and then hear the garbage these new chicks are whining out. what has happened to popular music? ; /
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AlldayDLL wrote:
the best voice ever, imho
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diizy wrote:
Some of these tracks need a feature called "Add to the best tracks of all time list" There's absolutely no artist today, or since that has come close to creating music as beautiful as Minnie has. That lady could also command quite a crew of musicians on her team.
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xgsxgsxgs wrote:
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xgsxgsxgs wrote:
kocham ją
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NariiEffBaybee wrote:
Come To My Garden<3
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vyntage1 wrote:
There's no need to put Mariah in a back-seat to Minnie R. When Mariah came along, the first person we thought of was Minnie. Mariah has often given much respect to Minnie when interviewed about her comparison to Minnie. Besides, 'many' females have a very natural ability to squeal high-pitch notes, whether they can sing with them or not. Mariah's inherited her singing talent from her mother. She just perfected the manipulation of the squealing-singing. Just some guys may be able to sing up in the range of Phillip Bailey(of earth, wind & fire). But, Minnie Riperton's sweet personality has charmed us to the point where we will let no one get recognition equal to hers. Yes, let's not hate.
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gabethevegan wrote:
how dare you associate minnie riperton with mariah carey (4)
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Aromatas wrote:
forever young, forever loving, forever Minnie.
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Katisdope wrote:
<333 ilyyy
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emcxmc wrote:
She would have been 62 today, twice as much as she lived. We still miss her but will never forget her.
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gabethevegan wrote:
Les Fleurs is her best,but however corny "lovin You" may sound to modern ears.I think its absolutely Gorgeous.She was Unique,cant ever imagine any one covering this........................No one else can make me feel The colors that you bring Stay with me while we grow old And we will live each day in springtime...............Songs like this can still lift me when i am down..Gabe
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gabethevegan wrote:
Diva!
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DM_92 wrote:
fantastic voice
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Cozziee wrote:
just fantastic
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TOURNIQUETE wrote:
the femme voice
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bsimpson1972 wrote:
I love you, Minnie!
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