Laura Nyro, songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose songs "Wedding Bell Blues", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "And When I Die", "Eli's Comin'" were hits for others, was born on Oct. 18, 1947 (d. 1997). #LauraNyro
"Stoned Soul Picnic" (Laura Nyro) (1968)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1CfSgsvqJE
@nealfig
That’s really interesting! My mom had the 5th Dimension albums and I remember their versions of Wedding Bell Blues (which I still have on my ‘songs to sing’ playlist) and Stoned Soul Picnic (which I tried to sing as a kid but the lyrics didn’t make sense to me) 😂
I had no idea who wrote these songs
Thanks
@heatherdale You're welcome. For years, I didn't know who had written these songs. I've become a fan of hers over the years. I read this last fall.
Soul Picnic: The Music and Passion of Laura Nyro
by Michele Kort (2002)
https://www.librarything.com/work/1033119