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2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Minnie Riperton’s classic album Perfect Angel. At the time, Riperton was 27 years old, a veteran of the music industry. As a teenager, she sang background on sessions with Etta James and The Dells for the legendary Chess Records, but her “brightest moment” (Pitchfork) came with the release of Perfect Angel in 1975. The album is best known for the song “Lovin’ You,” which became a No. 1 Billboard hit and showcased her five-and-a-half-octave vocal range. Years later, BBC said, “with its extended chant to Maya Rudolph, her daughter, at the end, it is still affecting now as when it was first heard.”

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Perfect Angel: The Definitive Minnie Riperton Tribute

Hollywood Bowl

Pitt Jazz Wednesdays on the Hill Concert Series continues with a concert paying tribute to guitar legends Jimmy Ponder and George Benson featuring Pitt jazz guitar faculty member Mark Strickland. These Wednesday programs are FREE and open to the public.

Pitt Jazz Wednesdays on the Hill - Honoring Jimmy Ponder and George Benson

Allegheny County Health Department Public Health Clinic

It’s a triple shot of Hollywood Bowl favorites when George Benson and Boney James co-headline our annual mini-festival dedicated to the smoothest of sounds, with the one and only Lalah Hathaway kicking things off right. Join us for a night of laidback guitars, soulful sax, and more.

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George Benson

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Sep 24, 2025

Perfect Angel: The Definitive Minnie Riperton Tribute · Hollywood Bowl

May 15, 2024

Pitt Jazz Wednesdays on the Hill - Honoring Jimmy Ponder and George Benson · University of Pittsburgh Department of Music

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