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Pages in category "African-American women singer-songwriters" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 342 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020), [1] [2] better known by her stage name Betty Wright, [3] was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career in the late 1960s as a teenager, Wright rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and
Laura Nyro (/ ˈ n ɪər oʊ / NEER-oh; [1] born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer.She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and the 5th Dimension recording her songs.
African-American women singer-songwriters (342 P) T. The Braxtons members (5 P) Pages in category "African-American women singers"
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African-American women singer-songwriters (342 P) Pages in category "African-American singer-songwriters" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Her own composition "Hello Stranger"—which had been remade in 1966 by the Capitols—was a regional hit in 1973 as remade by Fire & Rain [4] and in 1977 Yvonne Elliman's version reached the US Top 20 and the UK Singles Chart Top 30: Elliman's version also topped the US Easy Listening chart for four weeks.
Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young and her 1978 hit single of Young's "Lotta Love", which hit No. 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart [1] and No. 8 on the pop singles chart. [2]