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Music Appreciation

whathehell

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10. As a singer and a songwriter, she

Reply to cilla4progress (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 09:28 PM

Jan 2021

was both fabulous and underappreciated.. Probably known best for other people's renditions of her songs, like "Eli's Coming", by Three Dog Night, "And When I Die" by Blood Sweat and Tears, etc.

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Obsessing over Laura Nyro [View all] cilla4progress Jan 2021 OP

I have her biography and all.of her albums -- She was great whathehell Jan 2021 #1

I forgot about her - cilla4progress Jan 2021 #2

As a singer and a songwriter, she whathehell Jan 2021 #10

I saw her perform at Wiltern Theater in LA. blm Jan 2021 #3

What a talent! cilla4progress Jan 2021 #5

Wiltern was packed with artists there to worship her. blm Jan 2021 #13

What a talent! cilla4progress Jan 2021 #12

I recently watched her performance at the Monterey Pop Festival... subterranean Jan 2021 #4

Thank you! cilla4progress Jan 2021 #8

Not just a singer, also an incredible writer. She wrote a lot of other groups hits. brush Jan 2021 #6

Partial list of songs she wrote cilla4progress Jan 2021 #11

Intro'ed by the great Bobby Darin Montauk6 Jan 2021 #7

some live clips on youtube tho not a lot here is an hour live concert but low quality video... msongs Jan 2021 #9

This is fabulous. cilla4progress Jan 2021 #15

Who do we think that is cilla4progress Jan 2021 #16

You guys and gals really deliver cilla4progress Jan 2021 #14

I once posted something like this here, some years ago- rzemanfl Jan 2021 #17