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Minnie Riperton, Queen of the Whistle Register

Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register. The whistle register is the highest register of the human voice, lying above the modal register and falsetto register.

 
Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range,...
 
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