Apr252024

Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro (born October 18, 1947; died April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), 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. In 2012 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read more on Last.fm

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2Sweet Blindness
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3Lu
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4Wedding Bell Blues
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5Luckie
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6Eli's Comin'
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7Poverty Train
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8Stoney End
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9Emmie
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10Timer
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