Melanie, the chart-topping folk singer of “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” who performed at the Woodstock festival in 1969, died on Tuesday. She was 76. Billy James, the singer’s rep, confirmed her death to Rolling Stone, but did not provide a cause of ...
Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and had a series of 1970s hits including the enduring cultural phenomenon “Brand New Key," has died. Her publicist Billy James told The Associated Press that Melanie d...
Melanie, the husky-voiced singer-songwriter who was one of the surprise stars of the Woodstock music festival in 1969 and two years later had a No. 1 single with the disarmingly childlike “Brand New Key,” died Tuesday. She was 76. Her death was announced on social media by her ...
Singer Melanie, one of only nine women who performed atWoodstockin 1969, died at the age of 76 on Jan. 23, her family confirmed. Known for her powerful, gravelly voice, Anne Safka-Schekeryk broke through with her 1970 song “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain),” which was inspired by he...
Singer Melanie, one of only nine women who performed atWoodstockin 1969, died at the age of 76 on Jan. 23, her family confirmed. Known for her powerful, gravelly voice, Anne Safka-Schekeryk broke through with her 1970 song “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain),” which was inspired by he...
Singer Melanie, one of only nine women who performed atWoodstockin 1969, died at the age of 76 on Jan. 23, her family confirmed. Known for her powerful, gravelly voice, Anne Safka-Schekeryk broke through with her 1970 song “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain),” which was inspired by he...
Melanie, Singer Who Performed at Woodstock and Topped Charts With ‘Brand New Key,’ Dies at 76. The singer, who wrote 'Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)' based on her experience at Woodstock, had been at work this month on a covers album. … viavariety ...
Melanie. Soundtrack: Boogie Nights. With her sweet, captivating voice, quirky yet insightful songwriting and bubbly, upbeat, free-spirited hippie persona, pop and folk singer/songwriter Melanie totally epitomized the whole "flower power" counterculture o
Melanie Safka, known as Melanie, is an iconic American singer-songwriter celebrated for hits like "Brand New Key" and "Lay Down." A Woodstock '69 performer, her folk-pop tunes have captivated audiences for decades. Facebook-f Twitter Quick Links Home Stories Biography Concerts ...
Melanie Singer-songwriter and friend of Goldmine, Melanie Safka passed away January 23 at age 76. The New York City native first gained recognition at the 1969 Woodstock festival performing “Beautiful People.” In her 2018 Goldmine interview she shared, “There was a big black out in New ...