1970 s singer melanie biography
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Born Melanie Safka, February 3, 1947, in Queens, NY; daughter of Fred (a retailer) and Polly (a singer) Safka; married Peter Schekeryk (a record producer) c. 1970; children: Leilah, Jeordie (daughter), Beau.
Education: Attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Penland School of Crafts. Addresses: Office--53 Baymont, Suite 5, Clearwater Beach, FL 34630.
1970 s singer melanie biography
Record company--Lonestar Records, 519 Cleveland St., Suite 209, Clearwater Beach, FL 34615.
Folk singer-songwriter Melanie recorded her first album in 1967 and attracted national attention as well as a loyal fan following two years later when she performed at Woodstock, the legendary rock festival.
During the early 1970s, Melanie's gentle, acoustic sound on songs like "Lay Down," "Beautiful People," and "Brand New Key" was in sharp contrast to the hard-driving, heavy-metal rock that dominated the charts. Edwin Miller of Seventeen magazine observed that her "urgent ballads bind you to her with invisible threads of emo