by Michele Kort (Author), Michele Kort (Author)
Laura Nyro was a beloved and pioneering singer-songwriter of the 1960s and 1970s, whose songs were covered with great success by the Fifth Dimension; Blood, Sweat & Tears; Three Dog Night; and Barbra Streisand. This first biography uncovers previously never revealed details, including a love affair with Jackson Browne, and her relationship with painter Maria Desiderio.Unappreciated in her time, Nyro's legacy is currently experiencing a revival. With her groundbreakingly honest and passionate lyrics, her unusual and innovative rhythms and melody, Nyro's influence is still felt by singers and songwriters today.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 384
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 14 May 2003
ISBN 10: 0312303181
ISBN 13: 9780312303181
It was always my road to have high drama onstage-Laura Nyro gave me a map. --Rickie Lee Jones
She wrote about the world I lived in but infused it with so much passion that ordinary things-the weather, the river, the streets, the kids-glowed with a spiritual energy. Though we were plain, ordinary, nasty kids, when she sang she made us beautiful. --Suzanne Vega
Laura Nyro you can lump me in with, because Laura exerted an influence on me. I looked to her and took some direction from her. --Joni Mitchell
Michele Kort, Los Angeles-based writer and editor, has been a journalist for over twenty years. Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Songwriter, Ms., Los Angeles Magazine, L.A. Reader, Redbook, InStyle, The Advocate, and L.A. Weekly, she has won numerous awards. She also coauthored the memoir The End of Innocence with Chastity Bono.
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