Photo: Columbia Records / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Laura Nyro is one of those artists who makes you feel like you stumbled onto a secret the music world never quite deserved to keep. A Bronx kid who blended pop, soul, gospel, and jazz into something so personal it almost resists categorization — she wrote "Wedding Bell Blues," "And When I Die," and "Stoney End" before she was barely old enough to drink, and other artists made hits out of them while her own versions stayed stubbornly, beautifully hers. There's something quietly ironic about being the songwriter's songwriter: the 5th Dimension and Barbra Streisand got the chart positions, but Nyro got the cult. She left us way too soon at 49, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2012 — fifteen years after she was gone — felt like the world finally catching up to what the real heads already knew.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Laura Nyro
- Name (Japanese)
- ローラ・ニーロ
- Reading
- ろーら・にーろ
- Born
- October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Occupation
- singer / pianist / jazz musician / lyricist / songwriter
2. Background
- High school
- High School of Music & Art
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
- 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Wedding Bell Blues | — | |
| Notable work | And When I Die | — | |
| Notable work | Stoney End | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.lauranyro.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD
Frequently asked questions
When was Laura Nyro born?
October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997.
Where is Laura Nyro from?
Laura Nyro is from The Bronx, New York, United States.
What does Laura Nyro do?
Laura Nyro works as singer, pianist, jazz musician, lyricist, songwriter.
What is Laura Nyro known for?
Notable works include Wedding Bell Blues, And When I Die, Stoney End.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.