"Flower Power"-era performer Melanie's children Beau Jarred, Leilah and Jeordie have honored her legacy by re-recording a collection of her lullabies.

SUMMERS: Born Melanie Safka in 1947, the singer got her start in music at a young age. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MELANIE: My entire family sang and played instruments. My mom was a jazz ...

Melanie Safka, professionally known as Melanie ... native was determined to play her music—in a way, to continue her family’s heritage. Melanie’s mother was a jazz singer, and took Melanie ...

Melanie Safka was 22 years old in the summer of 1969 on the day her mother couldn't board the helicopter. "My mother was right about to get in, and they guy said, 'Who's she?' " Safka says.

Melanie Safka, who won sudden fame as a 22-year-old ... and she never regretted giving up on stardom to concentrate on having a family. “I think I did exactly what I was supposed to do.

Born Melanie Safka, the daughter of a jazz singer, in Queens, New York, she studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and performed in the coffee houses of Greenwich Village and other New ...

American singer Melanie Safka has died, her family have announced. The folk musician, known for her song Brand New Key and her rendition of the Rolling Stones song, Ruby Tuesday, died ...

American singer-songwriter Melanie (Melanie Safka), UK, 19th June 1974 ... At this time please allow us, her family, privacy as we grieve for her, remember her, and figure out how to navigate ...

Melanie Safka performed at Woodstock and won an Emmy Award for composing the lyrics to the theme song for the 1987-90 CBS series “Beauty and the Beast,” starring Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton.

Born Melanie Safka on Feb. 3, 1947 ... retreat from the music world to focus on her family. In 2019, she appeared on the BBC’s New Year’s Eve annual special Jools’ Annual Hootenanny.

Melanie Safka was born and raised in the Astoria ... At this time please allow us, her family, privacy as we grieve for her, remember her, and figure out how to navigate this crazy world without ...