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 ...

MELANIE: (Singing) Beautiful people, you live in the same... SUMMERS: Born Melanie Safka in 1947, the singer got her start in music at a young age. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MELANIE: My entire ...

Melanie, who scored hits with “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" and performed at Woodstock in 1969, has died, her children Lelilah, Jeordie and Beau Jarred announced. She was 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. Melanie, the singer who performed at Woodstock in 1969 and ...

Melanie, who performed at Woodstock and won an Emmy Award in 1989 for her songwriting on the CBS series "Beauty and the Beast," has died. She was 76. Her publicist Billy James told The Associated ...

American folk singer Melanie has died at 76. Best known for her song "Brand New Key," she said the first big break of her career was playing at Woodstock in 1969. MELANIE: (Singing) Beautiful people, ...

Singer Melanie Safka, known as “The First Lady of Woodstock” for playing the 1969 festival at just 22 years old, who also had hits in the 1970s including “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the ...

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