Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) was an American singer-songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You" and her four octave D3 to F♯7 coloratura soprano range.

Stevie Wonder is on the phone recounting the experience — trying to recount the experience — of recording “Lovin’ You” half a century ago with his friend, the late Minnie Riperton. “We were down at ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A new memoir by a Philadelphia journalist tells the story of Minnie Riperton, a popular 1970's soprano turned breast cancer advocate. Sheila Simmons was just a little girl when ...

Minnie Riperton is best known for her rare, five-octave vocal register that reached into what professional musicians call "the whistle range." With the release of her 1974 "Perfect Angel" album, many ...

Maya Rudolph was raised by her father Richard Rudolph after her mother Minnie Riperton died in 1979 Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her ...

https://doi.org/10.5325/langhughrevi.26.2.0191 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/langhughrevi.26.2.0191 Copy URL ABSTRACT This article describes and ...

Before gifted singers-songwriters such as Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, SZA and Lalah Hathaway were murmurs in anyone’s ears, there was Minnie Riperton. Graced with an extraordinary ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Stevie Wonder is on the phone recounting the experience — trying to recount the experience — of recording “Lovin’ ...

Minnie Riperton is best known for her rare, five-octave vocal register that reached into what professional musicians call "the whistle range." With the release of her 1974 "Perfect Angel" album, many ...