Artist Lounge: Minnie Riperton
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Minnie Riperton... another creature of beauty who did not live to an old age...
I've been feeling this song since I met you... hurt me to think she'd not made it to be happily old on someone's side...
... I'm stirring in the mud... the mud needs to be stirred...
Minnie Riperton was famous for her version of "Loving You" and had a great voice that was turned off when she died so early ,leaving us so few songs to enjoy. Here is a rare duet with Jose Feliciano.
The post below this one speaks ambiguously about an album of bests without the best. I was going to leave it at that, but the song is so good I decided I needed to bring it up again. The artist is Minnie Riperton, you might know her from that song _Lovin' You._ (Is easy 'cause you're beautiful, etc.) The song that I think should be on the "Best Of" album is _Every Time He Comes Around_. This song sounds like it was _made_ for the summer, and it's guaranteed to have a dec... MORE
I am always curious what the first song that made somebody cry was. It is always interesting to hear what the response is because it usually happened before someone has developed any kind of refined musical aesthetic. It is usually from a time that was so much more innocent. For me it was "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton. I remember driving down Portage Avenue in Winnipeg in the early spring in my Mom's blue Pontiac. It had a white vinyl roof and pretty impressive rust da... MORE







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