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Minnie Riperton was born in Chicago 11/08/47, and for her vocal and musical abilities have been recognized since very young,
Minnie is perhaps best remembered today for her ability to sing in the whistle register in which she had rare facility. She possessed a five-octave vocal range.
She has also been credited for her ability to sustain notes in the sixth and seventh octave for long periods of time.
Having an innate ability to imitate many instruments and was also known as Songbird singer because of the ability to imitate the sound of birds.
In her recordings, Minnie's highest recorded note reached in the whistle register was F7 on one of her songs.
Minnie died of breast cancer in 1979, with only thirty-one years of age.