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Minnie Riperton

real name Minnie Julia Riperton

Chicago, United States · 1947-11-08 – 1979-07-12

Minnie Riperton is credited on 1,342 releases across 386 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,342

Credits

386

Albums

7

Decades active

868

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Minnie Riperton was a American R&B/Soul singer, songwriter and recording artist.
Born: 8 November 1947 in Chicago, IL - died: 12 July 1979 (aged 31) in Los Angeles, CA.
Possessed a five-octave vocal range (E♭3 – F♯7), enabling her to sing in 'whistle register', famously demonstrated on her 1974 hit 'Lovin' You'.
She was married to Richard Rudolph and is the mother of actress and comedienne Maya Rudolph.

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1,342 releases · 386 albums · active 1968–2026

  • Performance · 1,942
  • Other credits · 79
  • Production · 65
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Westlake Studios · Ter Mar Studios · Trancentral

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