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Friday, November 7, 2014

Laura Nyro: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/laura-nyro/bio/

Official Site: http://www.lauranyro.com/



Laura Nyro was a singer/songwriter that combined the Brill Building with a number of other musical forms. A number of artists had success with her work.

Stoney End (1966): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6diadP-g_7s



The critics loved the album Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968)

Eli's Coming (1968): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX5AanHQS1g

Stoned Soul Picnic (1968): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1CfSgsvqJE



Ironically, her biggest hit came covering a Carole King song.

Up on the Roof (1970): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTNjX7l7-go



Like her mother, she died of ovarian cancer at age 49 in 1997.

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