Melanie, the husky-voiced singer and songwriter who was one of the surprise stars of the Woodstock music festival in 1969 and two years later had a No.
1 single with the disarmingly childlike “Brand New Key,” died on Tuesday.
Her death was announced on social media by her children, Leilah, Jeordie and Beau Jarred.
Neither the cause nor the location were cited.
Melanie, born Melanie Safka in 1947, was only 22 but already a presence on the New York folk scene when she appeared at Woodstock.
Persons:
Melanie, ”, Beau Jarred, Melanie Safka
Organizations:
Woodstock
Locations:
York, Woodstock