Laura Nyro, the influential singer/songwriter who released a series of critically acclaimed albums during the late 1960s and early ’70s, died of ovarian cancer on April 8, 1997.She was 49 ...

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 ...

Singer-songwriter Laura Nyro was six months shy of her 50th birthday when she died of cancer four years ago last Sunday. Nyro was one of America's most accomplished pop composers, having written ...

Nyro's recordings and performances won a devoted following, although other artists had more chart success with her songs than she did. Blood, Sweat & Tears had a Top 5 smash with "And When I Die." ...

When Todd Rundgren heard Laura Nyro's sophomore record, 1968's Eli and the Thirteenth Confession, he was moved, to say the least. "It just blew everybody's mind – everybody's," he said in a 2013 ...

SINGER JUDY KUHN 'S tribute to Laura Nyro isn't exactly a "Stoned Soul Picnic," which is why she chose "Serious Playground," a phrase coined by the late vocalist and composer, for the title of ...

There was a moment in the late 1960s when Laura Nyro was one of the most important figures in pop music. She was a wildly talented girl from New York City who sat at the piano and let songs pour ...

If only life were as easy as the songs, and Laura Nyro could be called back. Laura Nyro's stars rest not in the sky, but in the glinting grit of New York sidewalks.

Laura Nyro’s Complex, Underappreciated Legacy Explored on ‘Hear My Song: The Collection 1966-1995’ The late singer-songwriter's son and her co-producer reflect on her singular talent.

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 ...

The Bronx-born Nyro possessed a three-octave voice and was best known for songs such as "Wedding Bell Blues," "Stoned Soul Picnic," "And When I Die" and "Stoney End" - which were turned into hits ...