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. She was born Laura Nigro on 18th October 19…
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