Riperton and Richard Rudolph were wed from August 1970 until her passing in July 1979. Rudolph was a songwriter and music producer. Maya Rudolph, an actress and comedian who appeared on Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2007, and Marc Rudolph, a music engineer, were the couple’s two children. Riperton and Rudolph were married from 2000 to 2007.
When “Lovin’ You” was recorded, Maya was a young child. The melody to “Lovin’ You” was made as a diversion for Maya when she was a baby so that Riperton and Richard Rudolph could spend time together, according to the liner notes on Riperton’s Petals compilation CD.
In the uncut version of “Lovin’ You,” Riperton sings the phrase “Maya, Maya, Maya” near the conclusion.
Who is Minnie Riperton’s husband Richard Rudolph?
Rudolph co-wrote several of Minnie Riperton’s songs, including “Lovin’ You,” “Inside My Love,” “Adventures in Paradise,” “Les Fleurs,” and “Memory Lane,” after they crossed paths in 1967.
During their marriage, which lasted from August 1970 until Riperton died in 1979, Rudolph and Riperton had two children: a boy named Marc (born in 1968) and a daughter named Maya (born in 1972), who performed on Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2007.
On October 20, 1990, Rudolph wed jazz singer Kimiko Kasai. He now divides his time between Santa Monica and Tokyo. Rudolph is Jewish and descended from Lithuanian Jews.
Known for her 1975 single “Loving You” and her four-octave D3 to F7 coloratura soprano range, Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) was an American singer-songwriter.
