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4 unusual facts about Minnie Riperton


Carina Andersson

She was the lead vocalist on 4hero's remake of Minnie Riperton's hit Les Fleur as well as their single, Morning Child.

Don Branker

Branker has promoted/produced such famous acts as The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Rush, Donovan and Minnie Riperton.

Geraldine Hunt

Her classmate and best friend at school was the late American soul singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton.

Jean Jacques Smoothie

He became a surprise one-hit wonder in later 2001 for the song "2 People" (with two different music videos), sampled from Inside My Love by Minnie Riperton, in the UK, which featured on many various artist-compilation albums at the time, such as on Pepsi Chart 2002 and Now That's What I Call Music! 50 (UK series), in addition to a remix on Hits 51.


A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld

The track, then known as "Loving You", was largely improvisational and featured a wealth of sound effects and samples from science fiction radio plays, nature sounds, and Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You".

Kimiko Kasai

In her personal life, Kimiko has been married to drummer Hiroshi Murakami, as well as to Richard Rudolph, the former husband of the late Minnie Riperton.

Leah McFall

am gave his Fast Pass to McFall and she performed Minnie Riperton's Lovin' You.

Malcolm Cecil

Cecil is credited, with Margouleff, as engineer for the Stevie Wonder produced album Perfect Angel (1974), by Minnie Riperton.

Music Fan First

# A Tale Of Two (featuring Ben O'Neill and Michelle Thompson) (Eric Roberson, Brett Baker, Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Leon Ware)

Pizzazz

With this album Patrice drew on such influences as Earth, Wind & Fire, Minnie Riperton, Stevie Wonder, and the Emotions.


see also

The Best of Minnie Riperton

Nothing from the Come to My Garden album appears here, nor does her early Chess Records releases as Andrea Davis or her material as a member of Rotary Connection (That would come later in 2001 on the 2-CD set Petals: The Minnie Riperton Collection).