American singer and songwriter Melanie Safka, March 20, 1971. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Born February 3, 1947, in New York City Safka released her debut album Born to ...

Following Melanie Safka's death in Nashville in January 2024, the album was completed by her three Nashville-based children — Beau Jarred, Leilah, and Jeordie — along with her grandchildren ...

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

Melanie Safka, best known for her hit Brand New Key and performances at Glastonbury and Woodstock, has died at the age of 76. ... The album, which was to be titled Second Hand Smoke, ...

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 ...

Melanie's discography includes her Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper "Brand New Key" ... Polly Safka, had driven her to Max Yasgar's farm in Bethel, New York. "It was just me and my mother.

Melanie Safka, the singer who went by the mononym Melanie famous for songs including “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” and “Brand New Key,” has died. She was 76.

Melanie Safka opens the second day of the "A Day In The Garden" festival on Aug. 15, 1988, in Bethel, N.Y. Melanie, a singer-songwriter behind 1970s hits including “Brand New Key,” has died.

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.News of ...

Folk musician Melanie Safka has died at the age of 76, her family has confirmed. The singer was best known for her hit tune Brand New Key. She is said to have died "peacefully" on Tuesday. Her ...