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    Minnie Riperton

    African American singer (–)

    Minnie Riperton

    Riperton in

    Born

    Minnie Julia Riperton[1][2][3]


    ()November 8,

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

    DiedJuly 12, () (aged&#;31)

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.

    Resting placeWestwood Village Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Other&#;namesAndrea Davis
    Occupations
    Years&#;active–
    Spouse
    Children2, including Maya Rudolph
    Musical career
    Genres
    InstrumentVocals
    DiscographyMinnie Riperton discography
    Labels
    Formerly ofRotary Connection

    Musical artist

    Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, – July 12, )[4][5] was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register.[6]

    Born in , Riperton grew up in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side. As a child, she studied music, drama and

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    Minnie Riperton’s Come to My Garden , ,

    Table of contents :
    Half Title
    Series Page
    Title Page
    Copyright Page
    Dedication
    Contents
    Track Listing (GRT Release, )
    Album Personnel and Credits
    Acknowledgments
    Author’s Note
    Introduction
    Chapter 1: Andrea Davis Meets Minnie Riperton
    Chapter 2: Charles Stepney’s Popular Symphonies
    Chapter 3: Fusion Music, Black Musical Idiom, and the Law of Genre
    Chapter 4: On Black Women’s Gardens
    Chapter 5: Contemporary Resonances
    Chapter 6: Conversation with Richard Rudolph
    Epilogue

    Citation preview

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    Riperton, Minnie –

    Soul singer

    Born to Dance and Sing

    Created Enchanted, Loving Life

    Tragedy on the Heels of Success

    Tireless Performer, Activist, Mother

    Love Lived On

    Selected discography

    Sources

    Singer Minnie Riperton was well on her way to becoming a pop and soul legend when she died of breast cancer in , at age Riperton was blessed with an astounding five-and-a-half-octave vocal range, and achieved her greatest commercial success with the hit ballad, Lovin&#x; You. Though her debut album, Come to My Garden, failed to score a hit, it drew critical attention and success quickly followed with the albums Perfect Angel and Adventures in Paradise. Just as Riperton was enjoying her treasured family life and the joys of creative success, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The artist then became a tireless activist for breast cancer awareness, in addition to performing and recording Stay in Love, and her final skiva, Minnie. Riperton died in , but her w