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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 ...
Laura Nyro, one of the most important female singer/songwriters of the ’60s and ’70s, died Tuesday at her Danbury, Conn., home at the age of 49 due to complications from ovarian cancer.
Laura Nyro "Wedding Bell Blues". "Wedding Bell Blues" was recorded in June 1966 by Laura Nyro, a very talented singer, songwriter, and pianist. Released as a single in September 1966 it...
Laura Nyro, the New York-born singer and songwriter whose impassioned, iconoclastic music exploded pop song conventions in a feverish search for emotional truth, died on Tuesday at her...
Our Top 10 Laura Nyro Songs list takes a look at one of the most treasured singers and songwriters of the classic rock era. There was something incredibly special about a Laura Nyro recording or composition. Her music was filled with so much soul, spirit, and love, it just lifted you away.
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Laura Nyro was an American singer-songwriter who during the 1960s and ’70s welded urban folk blues to the gospel resonance of the girl group sound. She is remembered both as a unique vocal stylist and as the composer of songs that were major hits for other recording artists.
Born in New York on October 18, 1947, Laura was brought up on city life and summers spent in the lush greenery of the Northeast. She began playing music very early, and enjoyed a wide range of influences through her high school years at Manhattan’s Music and Art.
The Essential Laura Nyro. Album • 2011. 34 songs • 2 hours, 2 minutes. Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro is the second retrospective album by American musician Laura Nyro and the...
A self-taught pianist who grew up listening to Leontyne Price, Billie Holiday, Debussy, and Ravel, Nyro began composing songs as a child and attended Manhattan's High School of Music and Art. In 1966 she sold her first song – "And When I Die" – at the age of 19.