Family Life She had two children with husband and musicianRichard Rudolph; her daughterMayawas a cast member of SNL. She also had a son, Marc. Associated With Her song "Lovin' You" became a test for aspiring singers:Leona Lewiscovered it at age fifteen, as did one of the 2012 contestan...
A few years ago, actress Maya Rudolph, daughter of legendary singer Minnie Riperton’s, found out specific details about Minnie’s side of the family and the enslavement of her ancestors.Maya is the daughter of Minnie and her husband/music producer, Richard Rudolph. Maya’s bira...
Minnie Riperton. Actress: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Minnie Riperton was born November 8, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, to Thelma Inez (Matthews) and Daniel Webster Riperton, a Pullman porter. At a young age, Riperton, the youngest of eight chi
Riperton in semi-retirement. She had become a homemaker and a mother of two in Gainesville, Florida. After he heard a demo of the song "Seeing You This Way", the rep took the tape to Don Ellis, VP of A&R for Epic. Riperton signed with Epic Records, and the family moved to Los ...