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  • ‘Lovin’ You’: Minnie Riperton Soars, With Stevie Wonder’s Help

    05/03/2025 11:55:00 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 38 replies
    Udiscovermusic ^ | May 3, 2025 | Paul Sexton
    The Chicago-born songbird’s years of paying dues were rewarded with a hit single that traveled far and wide.The tragedy of Minnie Riperton’s death from cancer at the age of just 31 in 1979 is a story for another day. For now, we’re celebrating the pinnacle of her chart career four years earlier. After topping the Billboard Hot 100, her signature hit “Lovin’ You” came close to repeating that success in the UK. After years of paying dues, as a solo artist and with the group Rotary Connection, the Chicago-born songbird had failed to make the impression she was hoping...