| LC control no. | n 92100686 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.R583 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Riperton, Minnie |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1947-11-08 |
| Death date | 1979-07-12 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Affiliation | Chess Records (Firm) Rotary Connection (Musical group) Epic Records Capitol Records, Inc. American Cancer Society |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Composers |
| Found in | Her The best of Minnie Riperton [SR] p1981: label (Minnie Riperton) All music guide WWW site, Sept. 17, 2003 (Minnie Riperton; b. Nov. 8, 1947, Chicago, IL, d. July 12, 1979, Los Angeles, CA; soul singer) African American National Biography, accessed March 25, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Riperton, Minnie; Minnie Julia Riperton; Andrea Davis; singer, songwriter, health advocate; born 08 November 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; joined the Gems and recorded for Chess Records (1966); joined Rotary Connection rock group (1967) as the lead singer; signed with Epic Records; toured with Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, and Quincy Jones; released second solo album "Perfect Angel " and won the Recording Industry Association of America's certification as a gold album (1974); signed with Capitol Records and began working on her last album "1979's Minnie" (1976); spokeswoman for the American Cancer Society; awarded the Cancer Society Medal of Courage by President Jimmy Carter (1977); was American Cancer Society's education chairwoman (1978); died 12 July 1979 in Los Angeles, California, United States) |
| Associated language | eng |
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