American singer and songwriter Minnie Riperton was one of the most influential singers of her time.
Rudolph and Riperton wed in 1970, two years after having their son Marc.
They welcomed their daughter, actor and comedian Maya Rudolph, in 1972.
However, she didn’t let her health scares hold her back.
She later died in the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in her husband’s arms.
In 2019, she tolduDiscover, “For many years of my life, it was too much.”
“My mom was music.
Music poured out of my mother,” she shared onNPR’s “Fresh Air"in 2012.
“My mom was a special, cool lady.”
“Who wants to be asked about their childhood trauma every time they talk about their career?
Through Maya and an incredible discography of music, Minnie Riperton’s legacy continues to live on.
