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Melanie Anne Safka Schekeryk (February 3, 1947 – January 23, 2024), professionally known as Melanie or Melanie Safka, was an American singer-songwriter.
Jan 24, 2024 · Melanie, the husky-voiced singer and 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...
Jan 24, 2024 · Melanie, who performed at Woodstock and had pop hits in the early '70s, passed away on Jan. 24, 2024. She was working on a new album of cover songs, including Morrissey and Nine Inch Nails, when she died.
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- Chris Willman
Jan 25, 2024 · Melanie Safka, who performed at Woodstock and won an Emmy for "Beauty and the Beast" theme song, passed away on January 23, 2024. She was a folk-rock artist who co-founded Neighborhood Records and had hits like "Brand New Key" and "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)."
- Kimi Robinson
- Entertainment Reporter
Jan 24, 2024 · Singer Melanie, who performed at Woodstock in 1969 and had hits in the 1970s with “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain),” died Tuesday. She was 76. Her children — Leilah, Jeordie...
Jan 25, 2024 · Melanie Safka, who won sudden fame as a 22-year-old folk singer playing for hundreds of thousands of people on the first night of the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and followed it up with a...
Jan 25, 2024 · Melanie, the singer who performed at Woodstock in 1969 and had major pop hits with “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” in the early ’70s, died Tuesday at age 76.
