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Friday, April 23, 2010

Kenny Rankin and Laura Nyro






The siren of my teenage years, Laura Nyro meant everything to me. Really. Remarkably, I enjoy all her albums, The First Songs, Eli and the Thirteenth Confession, New York Tendaberry, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat and Gonna Take a Miracle as much today as I did then. After the album with Labelle, Laura and I went our separate ways...understandable. I just recently became aware of this single she'd done with Kenny Rankin, who I also liked. Such a sweet voice. To have stumbled upon this song, the two of them so young and at the top of their games, was a wonderful surprise. It broke my heart when I learned ovarian cancer had killed her.

4 comments:

  1. At first I was puzzled as I misread Kenny Rankin as Kenny Rogers.

    Thankfully I was mistaken.

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  2. maybe mistress needs to remove mask?

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  3. They each had such gorgeous voices and their harmonies are insane!

    Thanks Norma.

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  4. They are both favorites of mine & well represented in my CD collection...but I did not know about this song. Fab! Thank you, Norma

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