Minnie Riperton

...Bling aspires to urban savvy but the gooey groove is too sickly for seduction, while Ribbon is lame lyrically, irritatingly adorned with Minnie Ripperton-like trills. After the consolidation of her last album, E>MC2, this is a retrograde...

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...is your favorite "unsung" artist or songwriter, someone who you feel never gets their due? Talk a little bit about him/her. To me, Minnie Riperton is the most underrated artist in my collection. Her records changed the way I wrote songs...

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...swelling chorus, slingshotted by kick drum. (Both songs were written with Ryan Tedder.) Though the British singer has cited Minnie Riperton as an influence, her voice suggests a more soulful version of Paula Cole, with whom she shares...

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...of Light My Fire" got the axe and not The Doors' original, but it is undeniably suggestive. Admittedly, this version below with Minnie Ripperton singing with Jose is pretty dirty. Though rumored to be a commentary on the Falkland War,...

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...Basement Tapes," N.W.A. -- "Straight Outta Compton," Patsy Cline -- "Sentimentally Yours," Trouble Funk -- "Drop the Bomb," Led Zeppelin -- "Houses of the Holy," Minnie Riperton -- "Adventures in Paradise," Talking Heads -- "Remain in Light"

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...just inside the 5-2 morning line favorite. 20 People Who Changed Black Music: Operatic Angel Minnie Riperton, the Voice of Perfection Minnie Riperton is best known for her rare, five-octave vocal register that reached into what...

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...Park cemetery, home to celebrities including Dean Martin, James Coburn, Roy Orbison, Truman Capote, Natalie Wood, Carl Wilson, Minnie Riperton and recent arrival Farrah Fawcett. The space next to Monroe's vault was sold in 1992 to the...

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...rhythms as well as melodies of her native Ethiopia. Her crystalline soprano voice has been likened to those of Syreeta Wright and Minnie Riperton, whom she covered for a Grammy nomination last year. To restock her well of inspiration, Wayna...

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I'm taken by androgynouslooking people, freaks of nature. And I mean that nicely, because I'm one too. Here We Go by Minnie Riperton Riperton's an unsung hero. She was part-way through recording this when she passed away with breast...

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...from the Boss is a fine piece of work 20 People Who Changed Black Music: Operatic Angel Minnie Riperton, the Voice of Perfection Minnie Riperton is best known for her rare, five-octave vocal register that reached into what professional...

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