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Loving You by Minnie Riperton - Solo Acoustic Classical Guitar

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Uploaded by on Jan 17, 2009

Loving You by Minnie Riperton
Solo Classical Guitar arrangement

Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8, 1947 July 12, 1979) was an American singer and songwriter noted for her five-and-a-half octave vocal range, with her 1975 single "Lovin' You."

As a child, Riperton studied music, drama, and dance at Chicago's Lincoln Center. As a teen, Riperton sang lead vocals for the Chicago-based girl group the Gems. Her early affiliation with the legendary Chess record label afforded her the opportunity to sing backup for such acts as Etta James, Fontella Bass, Ramsey Lewis, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. While with Chess, Riperton also sang for the experimental rock/soul group Rotary Connection from 1967 to 1971. In 1969 Riperton and the Rotary Connection played in the first Catholic Rock Mass at the Liturgical Conference National Convention, Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, WI. produced by James F. Colaianni. Riperton reached the apex of her short career with her number one single, "Lovin' You," in the spring of 1975. The single was the last release from her 1974 gold album "Perfect Angel."

In 1976, Riperton was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a radical mastectomy. In 1977 Riperton became the first black female to serve as spokesperson for the American Cancer Society and to receive the Society's Courage Award from President Jimmy Carter. On July 12, 1979, Riperton died from the cancer while in her husband's arms, listening to a recording of a song Stevie Wonder had written for her. On Sunday July 15, 1979, Riperton was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, following a funeral service attended by more than five hundred mourners

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  • You ripped that DUDE! Nice....

  • @hcorsey : Thanks !... Have a great day ! :)

  • @yubbone : Thank you for the kind words. I never thought I could play the song on a classical guitar either..until one day, I listened to Minnie again on the radio, and it really struck me to learned about herself and knowing how beautiful person she was..

  • so clean and perfect. this is never a song i would have imagined to play on acoustic. incredible job man.

  • @yubbone : Hey yubbone ! .. Thanks for the kind words .. All the best, IP

  • beautiful rendition! 

  • @louthejew44 : Thank you !

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  • @Ringsube yep, make the tutorial bro, its awesome

  • Can you make a Tutorial Video.... This song's awnsome.... thanks you verry much

  • .......... sin palabras.....

  • @TheSingingPine yeah it's beautiful. 

  • @TheSingingPine si como que la ultima parte no te quedo, pero nada de que preocuparse

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