Laura Nyro
Rhythm and blues, Musical Artist
1947 – 1997
Who was Laura Nyro?
Laura Nyro NEAR-oh was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession and New York Tendaberry, and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock, and soul.
Between 1968 and 1970, a number of artists had hits with her songs: The 5th Dimension with "Blowing Away", "Wedding Bell Blues", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Sweet Blindness", "Save the Country", and "Black Patch"; Blood, Sweat & Tears and Peter, Paul & Mary with "And When I Die"; Three Dog Night and Maynard Ferguson with "Eli's Comin'"; and Barbra Streisand with "Stoney End", "Time and Love", and "Hands off the Man". Nyro's best-selling single was her recording of Carole King and Gerry Goffin's "Up on the Roof".
In 2012, Nyro was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Oct 18, 1947
The Bronx - Also known as
- Nyro, Laura
- Spouses
- David Bianchini
(1972 - 1976) - Maria Desiderio
( - 1997/04/08)
- David Bianchini
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- The High School of Music & Art
- Lived in
- Danbury
- The Bronx
- Died
- Apr 8, 1997
Danbury
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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