Composer/producer Charlie Calello knew he was in the presence of something special when he began working on the landmark Eli and the Thirteenth Confession album with Laura Nyro early in 1968. “I first ...
The first time I put Laura Nyro’s album, Eli and the Thirteenth Confession on a plastic grey turntable of the cheap record player (a toy with a plug), it wasn’t enough time to hear everything the ...
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Get all the top news & discounts for Cabaret & beyond. The band and the arrangements brought out the variety, verve, delicacy, and depth of the chosen pieces, never overwhelming the singing or the ...
“What if I don’t have anything to say?” she asked, when consenting after many years to an interview. I promised her that wouldn’t happen, but she was genuinely worried, as Laura Nyro hadn’t spoken to ...
The late Laura Nyro penned hits, including "And When I Die" and "Save the Country." NPR's Scott Simon speaks with composer Billy Childs about his... Stars Line Up To Reimagine Laura Nyro SCOTT SIMON, ...
Laura Nyro’s solo work never quite hit home with the mainstream. Yet many of her songs hit big via covers by other artists. Interpretations of her idiosyncratic originals cut through the pop clutter ...
Hilary Jean Watts embodies the musical legacy of Laura Nyro in her London debut performance, Stoney End: The Songs of Laura Nyro. The songbook of this performance is taken from the soulful, vocally ...
Laura Nyro had nearly completed "Angel in the Dark" before her death from ovarian cancer in 1997, at age 49. It was meant to be part of one more reentry into the limelight she'd flitted in and out of ...
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 1968: Singer/songwriter Laura Nyro poses for a portrait wearing a hat in November 1968 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Eli and the ...