Melanie Safka, the folk-pop singer and songwriter known as the artist Melanie, who performed at Woodstock in 1969 and topped the pop chart in the early 1970s with her hits “Brand New Key” and “Lay ...

Seventies singer-songwriter Melanie Safka, professionally known simply as Melanie, has died at 76. The singer behind songs such as Brand New Key, Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) and Alexander Beetle ...

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, the influential singer-songwriter who was one of three solo female performers at the original 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, died on Tuesday (January 23) at the age of 76. The news was ...

Melanie Safka-- otherwise just known as "Melanie" -- has died ... according to her team. The sad news came courtesy of the singer's PR firm, which announced her death on Tuesday -- but which didn't ...

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 ...

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