Laura Nyro (born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer. She earned critical acclaim for her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and achieved commercial success through other artists’ versions of her songs, including Barbra Streisand and the 5th Dimension. Wider recognition of her artistry grew after her death, although contemporaries such as Elton John had long admired her work. She was praised for her emotive three‑octave mezzo‑soprano voice. Between 1968 and 1970, many artists scored hits with her compositions: the 5th Dimension with “Blowing Away”, “Wedding Bell Blues”, “Stoned Soul Picnic”, “Sweet Blindness” and “Save the Country”; Blood, Sweat & Tears and Peter, Paul and 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 (Flim Flam Man)”. Nyro’s best‑selling single as a performer was her recording of Carole King and Gerry Goffin’s “Up on the Roof”. Nyro was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Nyro was born Laura Nigro in the Bronx, New York City, the daughter of Louis Nigro, a piano tuner and jazz trumpeter, and Gilda (née Mirsky) Nigro, a bookkeeper. She had a younger brother, Jan Nigro, who later became a children’s musician.
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Wedding Bell Blues / Poverty Train – Monterey 1967(live)
Wedding Bell Blues
It’s gonna take a miracle
Save the Country
Poverty Train
Stoned soul picnic
I Am The Blues
Upstairs By A Chinese Lamp
Eli’s coming
He’s a Runner & Save the Country 1969
Coffee Morning
Sweet Blindness
Laura Nyro Tribute Film
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