Laura Nyro

...Dog Night's "Eli's Coming", to name but a few. Now, nearly 12 years after her untimely death from cancer at the age of 49, Laura Nyro's eighth studio album Mother's Spiritual has been re-released by Iconoclassic Records for public...

In this article: Mother's Spiritual, Eli and the Thirteenth Confession, Barbara Streisand, 5th Dimension, Cancer, AIDS, New York Tendaberry, Stoney End, and David Geffen

...trends, Leslie Mendelson describes her music as Heart and Soul" evoking classic sounds from great songwriters like Carly Simon, Laura Nyro and James Taylor. Joel Dorn, who helped cultivate the careers of recording artists such as Roberta...

In this article: Joel Dorn, Ryko, Grammy Award, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, James Taylor, and Roberta Flack

...wanders stylistically from the wistful country music of "Remember Me?" and Paul Simon-esque poignancy of "Bonfires", to the Laura Nyro-style blue-eyed soul of "Old Enough", a duet with Ben Harper. She hasn't lost her gift for the telling line,...

In this article: Rickie Lee Jones, Midnight at the Oasis, It's a Man's Man's Man's World, Rumination, Bill Frisell, and Ben Harper

...January and inducted into the hall in March) include Swedish foursome ABBA, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, KISS, Laura Nyro, LL Cool J, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Chantels, the Hollies and the Stooges. Of this group,...

In this article: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Madison Square Garden, New York City, Simon & Garfunkel, DVD, Rolling Stone, Jann Wenner, and E Street Band

..."Ol' Man River." In the middle of this live recording, Sokolov gives shout-outs to vocal legends Nina Simone, Betty Carter and Laura Nyro; Carter and Simone are considered to be two of jazz's great vocal interpreters, while...

In this article: Cyrus Chestnut, Crystal Silence, J.J. Johnson, and Lush Life

...Mitchell's "The Circle Game,'' marches stirringly through Gil Turner's "Carry It On,'' and utterly nails the buoyant defiance of Laura Nyro's "And When I Die. '' By show's end, McGovern does launch into "The Morning After. '' And you know...

In this article: Maureen McGovern, The Morning After, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, The Times They Are a-Changin', IPod, Bob Dylan, JFK, and Joni Mitchell

...Recordings Announces Digital Releases for Fall 2009 Classic Album Titles From Donovan, Dave Mason, Trey Lorenz, Mike Bloomfield, Laura Nyro, Argent & Others To Be Released for the First Time in the Digital Realm NEW YORK, Oct. 15...

In this article: Legacy Recordings, Legacy, Dave Mason, Donovan, Riot, Robert Tepper, Mike Bloomfield, Tammy Wynette, Trey Lorenz, and Paul Desmond

...songs she says she has always wanted to perform - works by her personal heroes such as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Webb, and Laura Nyro. McGovern is presenting the world premiere of "A Long and Winding Road,'' a one-woman show told...

In this article: Maureen McGovern, Broadway, Orchestration, The Long and Winding Road, Florida, Joni Mitchell, and Huntington

...in the country (if not better). Viscerally exciting shows celebrating the songbooks of Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Laura Nyro -- with brilliant musical direction by Chicago pianist-arranger Dan Stetzel -- proved that cabaret can be so...

In this article: Chicago, Ann Hampton Callaway, and Tom Waits

...of 12 acts in contention for the 2010 class. Other first-time nominees include Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, the Hollies and songwriter Laura Nyro. Some of the names on the ballot have been there before -- Donna Summer, Darlene Love, Abba, the...

In this article: LL Cool J, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, New York City, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Genesis, and ABBA