The story of Minnie Riperton’s “Lovin’ You” ⭐️’ing Stevie Wonder & Maya Rudolph

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  • @denisebacher5040
    @denisebacher5040 Місяць тому +366

    Minnie even sings Maya’s name at the end of the song. She does it 8 times ( I went and counted as I have the song saved on my phone)
    A truly wonderful tribute to her daughter and Maya repaid it with wonderful photos.

    • @NiKiMa023
      @NiKiMa023 Місяць тому +7

      This was part three, hopefully you’ve gone back and seen part 1 & 2

    • @klavdjaroc2535
      @klavdjaroc2535 Місяць тому +7

      Really!!!
      I have to listen for Maya's name.

    • @bendj4lyfe
      @bendj4lyfe Місяць тому +3

      that's right

    • @denisebacher5040
      @denisebacher5040 Місяць тому +4

      @@NiKiMa023 Yes I did, thank you.
      I just get so moved at Minnie dining her daughter’s name in that song.

    • @promisemadepromisekept.7575
      @promisemadepromisekept.7575 Місяць тому +1

      Which song is that?

  • @angelabarnes7588
    @angelabarnes7588 Місяць тому +117

    Minnie Ripperton can't be touched. No one sings like she could, although they all try. She's one of the most underrated voices, and she's one of the best we ever had.

  • @RandomComment6
    @RandomComment6 Місяць тому +122

    They were a very beautiful couple. Maya is a comedic goddess. Her mama would have been so proud.

    • @slasherx6111
      @slasherx6111 Місяць тому

      Of course she would she followed in her tracks right down to the wire her husband looks old enough to be her granddaddy.

  • @jennoury249
    @jennoury249 Місяць тому +70

    I absolutely love Mya Rudolph. She’s so funny. ❤

  • @fatouma1744
    @fatouma1744 Місяць тому +134

    I never new that was her mom❤️thank you for sharing

    • @tinahenderson2595
      @tinahenderson2595 Місяць тому +2

      Me either, wow❤

    • @enigma9625
      @enigma9625 Місяць тому

      Also Lenny kravitzs mom? She was famous too

    • @TheBrownIsland
      @TheBrownIsland Місяць тому +1

      Because she never ever talks about Mom and when she's asked about her mom during interviews she hardly has anything to say, just talking in circles. So disappointing. Minni's Son and Widower husband are the ones who Really pays tribute to Minnie Riperton. Sometimes I wish they were the Famous ones because Maya has done nothing for her mother's Legacy at all.

    • @evelyntaylor4470
      @evelyntaylor4470 Місяць тому +1

      ​@enigma9625 Lenny's mom was Roxy Roker. She was the black actress on the Jeffersons, and weatherman Al Roker is his cousin 😊

    • @evelyntaylor4470
      @evelyntaylor4470 Місяць тому +5

      Maya is more private about her relationship with her mother. She isn't obligated to pay tribute to her deceased mother publicly. She named her daughter after her. Who knew....not our business 🤔 👀

  • @Ashimil023
    @Ashimil023 Місяць тому +94

    Back down memory lane. My best friend loved her and cried like a baby when she passed. We were very young probably around 8 years old

    • @sweetthang4970
      @sweetthang4970 Місяць тому +3

      @Ashim023-Love Love that song❤
      Have the record and cry every time I listen to it.

    • @karenwright3786
      @karenwright3786 Місяць тому +1

      Me too

    • @JWFitness1
      @JWFitness1 17 днів тому +2

      Wow. I cried too. Cried like I knew her. I was just a kid also. 😭

  • @user-zq3gf4pf8l
    @user-zq3gf4pf8l Місяць тому +29

    Her voice was Angelic. Just Beautiful.

  • @vanessaboyd3798
    @vanessaboyd3798 Місяць тому +43

    She was a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice ❤😊🌺🦋💐🕊

  • @sandyn3384
    @sandyn3384 Місяць тому +14

    I lost my mom when I was 8. You never recover.

    • @danyelleiman2248
      @danyelleiman2248 Місяць тому +1

      The pain is sometimes overbearing. I lost my mom to cancer at age 14. I can only imagine the confusion &pain of losing a mom at 8. GOD bless you & your dearly departed mom.🕊️🙏🏾💕

    • @sandyn3384
      @sandyn3384 Місяць тому

      @@danyelleiman2248 my condolences and ty for your kind words🌷

    • @danyelleiman2248
      @danyelleiman2248 Місяць тому +1

      @@sandyn3384 YW

  • @karmageddon9856
    @karmageddon9856 Місяць тому +14

    Minnie is my absolute QUEEN. Her every song, just overflowing with pure soul. Rumored to be Stevie Wonders favourite singer too, her angelic otherworldly voice is utterly unmatched.

  • @lisajones385
    @lisajones385 Місяць тому +21

    I grew up listening to Minnie’s hit, Loving You. I loved that song. Her daughter looks just like her.

  • @loriwest3120
    @loriwest3120 Місяць тому +27

    Omg!! No kidding!
    I graduated HS in 76, this song was so beautiful and popular. Only song where EVERYONE had to lip sinc her high notes. Only she could pull that off

  • @s.b5605
    @s.b5605 Місяць тому +64

    Never knew that was her daughter ❤

  • @ValerieRoberts-uv7kf
    @ValerieRoberts-uv7kf Місяць тому +12

    Minnie's vocall range is mind blowing. One of favorite female singers
    ❤❤❤❤

  • @valerielewis2087
    @valerielewis2087 Місяць тому +11

    Still stop in my tracks when i hear that beautiful voice ❤❤❤❤

  • @bettystouffer6012
    @bettystouffer6012 Місяць тому +62

    Way to young to die! RIP eternal peace Miss Minnie

  • @DaarkDestiny
    @DaarkDestiny Місяць тому +2

    Maya looks so much like her mother 💖

  • @Bueno656
    @Bueno656 Місяць тому +18

    A truly beautiful song. It will definitely live forever. God bless her and her beautiful family. ❤

  • @cececola
    @cececola Місяць тому +23

    Maya always makes me laugh ❤

  • @sharonwright4691
    @sharonwright4691 Місяць тому +16

    Some of her songs still to this day makes me cry 😍😪😍

  • @nicolehill4812
    @nicolehill4812 Місяць тому +3

    I was on the city bus listening to the radio when the announcer pronounced her dead. Everyone, I mean everyone cried aloud for her and her family. We all talked amongst each other and sang Minnie's praises. She will forever be missed and loved. Maya Rudolph is one of the greatest comedienne's.

    • @malirabbit6228
      @malirabbit6228 Місяць тому

      I totally remember that everyone I knew cried.

  • @sheilathomas8826
    @sheilathomas8826 Місяць тому +24

    I always loved Minnie Riperton as an artist and was saddened in regards to her death. However, through the years I’ve always wonder why no one hadn’t written about Minnie’s life along with producing a movie. Minnie sang so many love songs and that could be the premise of the her story!!!!

    • @Bueno656
      @Bueno656 Місяць тому +2

      I agree. That would be a wonderful story to tell the whole world 🌎. Her voice was very beautiful.

  • @annehamilton2532
    @annehamilton2532 Місяць тому +5

    So many fond memories, thinking back to the day when the music industry lost a beautiful, talented and gifted songbird, name Minnie Riperton, and the last time she appeared on "Soul Train" and then the Legendary Mr. Steve Wonder paying a beautiful tribute to her on "Soul Train" with Mr. Don Cornelius. it was a very sad day, so 💔 heartbreaking, especially leaving behind her lovely and loving family. I still remember buying her album LP and then not too long after that she had passed away,😢 I can still remember reading about her in Ebony and Jet magazines back in the late 70's. Lovin' You and Memory Lane were two of her main hit songs. It's so nice to see her adult children are doing so well, raised up by their father. She would've been so very proud of her son and daughter snd grandchildren. May her spirit and legacy continue to live through her music. May the Iconic Legendary Ms. Minnie Riperton continue to Rest In Paradise! She was the "Perfect Angel" ❤❤🥰💯👑🏆🎤🎵🎊😇👌🙌🙏

  • @virginiaclark2476
    @virginiaclark2476 Місяць тому +7

    Rest in perfect peace Ms. Minnie. Beautiful family ❤❤❤❤

  • @angeliquesoul6719
    @angeliquesoul6719 Місяць тому +14

    You should've said that Minnie Riperton died from breast cancer. Some may not know that. I had to look up who is El Torro Negro. It was her producer Stevie Wonder. I don't think of Stevie when I think of Minnie, I think of her song 'Loving You.' Her voice was like an angel. By the way Maya Rudolph is not only a comedian and actress. She also sings with a friend Gretchen Lieberum in a group named Princess. They are a cover band called Princess. I have seen them perform live and they are so funny and talented. They're both big fans of Prince. Maya has met Prince and even at an after-party with huge stars Prince was performing and many famous actors were up there on mics singing along with him and Maya was one of the ones who got to sing with Prince. 💜💜💜💜

    • @DA-yy8rs
      @DA-yy8rs Місяць тому +2

      She did
      Watch parts 1 & 2

    • @Bueno656
      @Bueno656 Місяць тому +2

      Awesome story 👏

  • @monicawarren3678
    @monicawarren3678 Місяць тому +4

    I never knew that is her daughter. I loved her voice❤and her daughter gives me so much joy.

  • @ellelacroix
    @ellelacroix Місяць тому +17

    I love how you told this story

  • @sunee3252
    @sunee3252 Місяць тому +21

    Minnie Ripperton is and has always been my fav, better than. Mariah Carey, nobody can hold a note to her, the industry needs to give her more 🌹

  • @carlataitt1920
    @carlataitt1920 Місяць тому +2

    ❤ Beautiful.! 🙏 I loved Minnie Ripperton.!❤❤❤

  • @bhanani5480
    @bhanani5480 Місяць тому +1

    I love this song. This is the song we warm down to for Zumba and everybody sings along to the whole song ❤

  • @rebahenderson211
    @rebahenderson211 Місяць тому +1

    The first album I ever bought was Minnie Riperton's PERFECT ANGEL. I still play her albums today because they are so beautiful. ❤

  • @dreamer4ever320
    @dreamer4ever320 Місяць тому +2

    Never knew Maya is her daughter. I adore her comedy ! ❤❤awesome story

  • @temav.mitchell4898
    @temav.mitchell4898 Місяць тому +3

    The VOICE...that could SHATTER GLASS❗ K33PINIT 💯 YAAASSS MA'AM

  • @Lisa-qk2hd
    @Lisa-qk2hd Місяць тому +2

    I never knew Minnie Ripperton was her mother! I can still hear her singing.

  • @Patsy28
    @Patsy28 Місяць тому +2

    Yes, Minnie voice was beautiful!❤❤

  • @tammybelle4016
    @tammybelle4016 Місяць тому +5

    Thank for letting the world know!!❤

  • @Meridian83West
    @Meridian83West Місяць тому +1

    I was a fan of Minnie's and I'm a fan of Maya as well. One of the most touching things I remember about Maya returning to guest host SNL was when they showed the bumper slide of Maya recreating the "Perfect Angel" LP cover where she was in coveralls and holding the ice cream cone ❤.

  • @mayragarcia1327
    @mayragarcia1327 Місяць тому +1

    Maya is one of my favorite comedies and to know that her mother was Minnie Riperton. That is awesome. I grew up listening to her music. I loved Minnie Riperton and that’s why I love Maya. She’s a wonderful comedian. God bless you girl😃.

  • @sandraatkins2539
    @sandraatkins2539 Місяць тому

    We .always miss this beautiful soul with tbe angelic voice.

  • @fkrkf
    @fkrkf Місяць тому +12

    Omg, WOW i didn't know any of this!

  • @Mazzi817
    @Mazzi817 Місяць тому +4

    Never knew that was her daughter Minnie was a huge part of the music scene of the 70s she had crazy range also Snow

  • @ericcastillo1332
    @ericcastillo1332 Місяць тому

    I still listen to her music I never forget her I am glad she is still getting credit and recognition❤ she was beautiful inside and out❤

  • @anonymous101-sb1bf
    @anonymous101-sb1bf Місяць тому +1

    Never knew any of this but I remember as a kid always hearing Minnie's name on shows radio stations etc outside of her music. she was very popular

  • @lc5929
    @lc5929 Місяць тому +4

    Maya's father is Jewish, Maya is first cousins with my friend ❤

  • @stephaniecarmichael5941
    @stephaniecarmichael5941 Місяць тому

    The era of am radio..her voice like an angel.. I waas a kid and loved hwr albums.

  • @d-funksteryea5188
    @d-funksteryea5188 Місяць тому +1

    For me…. The greatest singer ever!!!!!!😢

  • @JWFitness1
    @JWFitness1 17 днів тому +2

    I can hear her singing maya's name at the end: "mya, mya, mya, mya...." ❤️

  • @SparkyTuttle
    @SparkyTuttle Місяць тому

    Wow! I had no idea. Minnie was a force of magic. Maya is sooo talented. Amazing family.

  • @user-jm1mj6hr3y
    @user-jm1mj6hr3y Місяць тому

    Back down memory lane
    My favorite of Minnie Ripperton

  • @ThatsWildAf44
    @ThatsWildAf44 17 днів тому +2

    NEVER KNEW THAT WAS HER MOM!!!!!!! WTF 😳 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

  • @samanthajeenasookoo7296
    @samanthajeenasookoo7296 Місяць тому +1

    Waw I love watching movies with Maya in it, I didn't know her mom sang Loving You, really lovely song, thank you for this video 🙏💗...

  • @shelleywright7474
    @shelleywright7474 19 годин тому

    Back down memory lane. Yes Minnie Yes , we miss and love you, still

  • @michellelowetransactioncoo2538
    @michellelowetransactioncoo2538 Місяць тому +3

    Her death hit many hard😢

  • @XoXoMs.D
    @XoXoMs.D Місяць тому

    😢 Love EVERYTHING about this story...the talent, love and legacy❤

  • @sephmanatac8569
    @sephmanatac8569 Місяць тому +5

    OMG! Minnie is Maya's mother? 😅🤣😂🥰😍🤩

  • @olohunwa
    @olohunwa Місяць тому

    Listening to mini reminds me of growing up in the 70's

  • @user-py6jx5bp3z
    @user-py6jx5bp3z Місяць тому

    I used to love her music and my favorite was return to forever ❤❤

  • @user-wg5qi6ih5r
    @user-wg5qi6ih5r Місяць тому +2

    Rest in peace Minnie Riperton ❤❤❤❤love you for life. Back down memory lane

  • @timetraveler2778
    @timetraveler2778 Місяць тому +1

    I lived right around the corner from them In Englewood NJ.. saw Minnie a couple times then my first year in high school she passed away. I too had a black mother and a non black father. So we were rare at that time! 😢😊❤

  • @taylorc146
    @taylorc146 Місяць тому

    One of my favorite songs.

  • @sharonwright4691
    @sharonwright4691 Місяць тому +4

    The best voice ❤

  • @YoKeisha1
    @YoKeisha1 Місяць тому +1

    I ❤ Minnie

  • @janake7
    @janake7 Місяць тому

    Her mother has the most beautiful voice. Her daughter is gorgeous. ❤❤

  • @Iggystarkk
    @Iggystarkk Місяць тому

    She’s a great actress with a banging personality ❤

  • @gossipgurrl2210
    @gossipgurrl2210 Місяць тому +3

    Aww I never knew this how lovely love your videos girl keep it up ❤️❤️

  • @Speckledlillie
    @Speckledlillie Місяць тому

    I love this whole thing! I had no idea any of this and I’ve loved her for years! Thank you!

  • @brianjohnson9456
    @brianjohnson9456 Місяць тому

    Minnie was the best by far! Miss her dearly…❤️😢

  • @ellenguy-frreman9215
    @ellenguy-frreman9215 Місяць тому

    Ill never that day when she passed. I cried for her families loss.❤

  • @jackiemarieadams7764
    @jackiemarieadams7764 Місяць тому +1

    I did not know this was Minnie R. daughter, son, and her husband. ❤ Their Dad raised them well.

  • @onlyone266
    @onlyone266 Місяць тому

    Beautiful voice.

  • @aliciasha3251
    @aliciasha3251 Місяць тому

    Love love Minnie Riperton she always in my heart The song goes:“ loving you it’s easy cuz you’re beautiful 🎼🎵🎤❤

  • @bettinastrouble2537
    @bettinastrouble2537 Місяць тому

    I love Minnie's 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶❤️❤️

  • @daydream70
    @daydream70 Місяць тому +5

    She looks just like her father

    • @ronpaizley9349
      @ronpaizley9349 Місяць тому +1

      Yup // Her Brother looks like his mom minnie

  • @Rp-pc1rl
    @Rp-pc1rl Місяць тому

    I love this actress.

  • @leavesofgold3479
    @leavesofgold3479 Місяць тому +3

    Losing her mom at a young age may have given Maya her humor because it usually comes from a dark place or trauma at a young age. Beautiful just like her Mama. 😊

  • @bucketree
    @bucketree Місяць тому

    Awesome story Maya is incredible ❤❤❤

  • @mybelleile7737
    @mybelleile7737 9 днів тому

    Thx for the tribute miss ❤❤❤

  • @jeannieves6275
    @jeannieves6275 Місяць тому +1

    Can’t Forget that Day

  • @kristinecharlton6719
    @kristinecharlton6719 Місяць тому

    Well that explains why she can sing.....❤😊❤

  • @beverlyx9546
    @beverlyx9546 День тому +1

    I did not know this. Wow 👑👸🏾👸🏽♥️♥️♥️

  • @moniquebarclay4925
    @moniquebarclay4925 Місяць тому +1

    HONEY WE MISSED THIS GIFT FROM GOD BUT HE MISSED HER MORE SO SHE HAD TO GO BACK TOO HEAVEN.
    TOO SING ALONGSIDE THE ANGEL.

  • @LyfeWithJoy
    @LyfeWithJoy Місяць тому +1

    Now I need to hear maya sing bc I know she can lol

  • @oliviathompson9937
    @oliviathompson9937 Місяць тому +4

    I adore Maya

  • @sylviamurphy1095
    @sylviamurphy1095 Місяць тому +1

    I love some music😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

  • @tracimetcalf3374
    @tracimetcalf3374 Місяць тому

    I never knew this. I heard Maya Rudolph sing once and she is a wonderful singer. I always wondered where that came from. Now I know

  • @user-cy1yz7wr3p
    @user-cy1yz7wr3p Місяць тому

    I HEARD THIS STORY BEFORE. IT IS BOTH BEAUTIFUL AND SAD. IT IS BEAUTIFUL HOW CLOSE AND LOVING THE FAMILY WAS, IT WAS SAD HOW YOUNG MAYA AND HER BROTHER WERE WHEN THEIR MOM DIED AND HOW YOUNG THEIR .OTHER WAS WHEN SHE LOST HER BATTLE WITH BREAST CANCER.❤❤❤

  • @timetravelkitty425
    @timetravelkitty425 Місяць тому

    Maya is one of the most uniquely beautiful women in Hollywood. Absolutely gorgeous and not at all cookie cutter. Not to mention she’s friggen hilarious😂 Love that combo❤

  • @Thikbody1979
    @Thikbody1979 Місяць тому

    Minnie also mentions Miya’s name in her song loving you❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @shay__shaytalktothehand8661
    @shay__shaytalktothehand8661 Місяць тому +1

    😮OMG!!!😮 I AM FLABBERGASTED RIGHT NOW I LOVE ME SOME MINNIE RIPERTON AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT LADY WAS HER DAUGHTER I AM MIND-BLOWIN RIGHT NOW!!

  • @daniellemitchell3118
    @daniellemitchell3118 Місяць тому +1

    P.S. Maya's godmother was the late great Teena Marie, who Richard Rudolph produced her early albums.

  • @leiutley4083
    @leiutley4083 Місяць тому +1

    Eternal peace

  • @winnieford4063
    @winnieford4063 Місяць тому

    Baby's breath in her hair I remember when she passed we all thought she knew she was going to die I lost my mom at a young age too

  • @darlanagreen4318
    @darlanagreen4318 Місяць тому +1

    ♥️Minnie Ripperton🌹

  • @gailboyd3585
    @gailboyd3585 Місяць тому

    THANKS!! MINNIE A VERY
    TALENTED LENGEND❤RIP

  • @hollaatthekid1796
    @hollaatthekid1796 Місяць тому +1

    Maya CAN actually sing but does not do it seriously in public because she does not want to be compared to her mother. I heard glimmers of her lovely voice when she backed up D’Angelo in a Prince tribute. I wont compare you , Maya. It was just a privilege to hear you, sis.

  • @coraterrell1362
    @coraterrell1362 Місяць тому

    Minnie was a beautiful woman and lovely Lady.

  • @AR-ii3ly
    @AR-ii3ly Місяць тому

    No way! I just watched a hilarious SNL skit with Maya Rudolph singing and was going to google her but got distracted. Then this comes on my feed. 😮

  • @anntoinetteangrum555
    @anntoinetteangrum555 Місяць тому

    She looks like both of her parents!❤

  • @robbiediles4242
    @robbiediles4242 Місяць тому

    Blessings of remembrance to a beautiful Songbird❤😮😢❤❤ in the Lord Jesus

  • @user-yq2rn2hy8p
    @user-yq2rn2hy8p Місяць тому +2

    Dang ¡! Maya really looks like her mother, i think 😮😮