Maya Rudolph was raised by her father Richard Rudolph after her mother Minnie Riperton died in 1979 Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

They were musicians,' Rudolph said of her dad, songwriter Richard Rudolph, and mom, 'Loving You' singer Minnie Riperton Angel Saunders has been a writer at PEOPLE since 2023. She’s previously ...

Her father is famed songwriter and producer Richard Rudolph. Richard co-wrote "Lovin' You" with Minnie and collaborated with some of music's biggest names like Stevie Wonder, 2Pac, Teena Marie ...

music producer Richard Rudolph. Rudolph and Riperton wed in 1970, two years after having their son Marc. They welcomed their ...