Lucy M. O'Brien
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Author of She Bop II: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop, and Soul and Madonna: Like an Icon.
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Laura Nyro was an American singer-songwriter who during the 1960s and ’70s welded urban folk blues to the gospel resonance of the girl group sound. She is remembered both as a unique vocal stylist and as the composer of songs that were major hits for other recording artists. The daughter of a jazz…
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