Minnie Riperton

Minnie Julia Riperton (Chicago, 1947 - november 8, Los Angeles (California), July 12, 1979) was an American soul singer. She had a vocal range of five octaves, that enabled her to other birds and musical instruments to imitate. Her best known hit Lovin' You is from 1975, dedicated to her then two-year daughter Maya.

In 1976 Riperton was diagnosed with breast cancer detected. There followed a mastectomy. In the following years she continued to occur, but they also put in for the American Cancer Foundation (American Cancer Society). For this they of u.s. president Jimmy Carter received the Society's Courage Award . Riperton died on July 12, 1979 at the age of 31 in the arms of her husband, in the Hospital where she spent her last days. Her family left: "Lovin' you is easy cause you're beautiful" on her headstone engraving, coming from her biggest hit.

Her music will come later to the attention again several times by other artists songs from her edit. In 1989, Lovin' you by The Orb used for ambient-number A huge ever growing pulsating brain that rules from the centre of the ultraworld. In 2001 is an adaptation of Les Fleurs by the group 4hero a small hit in Netherlands.