Before her rare and exquisite five-octave voice was silenced by breast cancer in 1979, Minnie Riperton captivated the world when her simple, yet sensual song “Lovin’ You” rose to the top of the charts ...

Minnie Riperton didn't stay in Gainesville too long - only two years - but they were perhaps the most productive two years of her life. The Chicago-born singer moved here with her husband, Dick ...

*Maya Rudolph is tired of y’all asking about her deceased mother, R&B singer Minnie Riperton, who died of breast cancer in 1979 at age 31. In a new interview with Variety, the Emmy winner revealed ...

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 has impersonated Beyoncé on Saturday Night Live, sang with Amy Adams in the Disney movie Disenchanted and even played keyboard in the rock band The Rentals — so it comes as no surprise ...

I was a little kid in 1975, when I was first introduced to Minnie Riperton via her hit “Loving You” and its major presence on the AM pop-radio stations. I didn’t know that the singer had grown up in a ...

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 ...

In Los Angeles on Saturday, the Decoders, along with a 20-piece band and a dozen vocalists, will perform a tribute concert to late soul singer. 35 Years After Minnie Riperton's Death, New Fans Still ...

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 ...