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11 of 15: FILE--Laura Nyro is seen in this file photo from June 24, 1988, performing a song in Northhampton, Mass. Nyro, a singer-songwriter, who influenced a generation of women artists with songs like ``Eli's Coming'' and ``Stoned Soul Picnic'' and her intimate blend of pop, folk and jazz, has died at age 49, Tuesday, April 8, 1997, at her home in Danbury, Conn., of ovarian cancer. (AP Photo/ ROLAND OTERO)

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