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. Melanie, who performed at woodstock and won an emmy award in 1989 for her songwriting on the cbs series beauty and the beast, has died Brand new key and lay down (candles in the rain) songstress melanie has died at the age of 76, her three children confirmed
In an announcement posted on facebook,. Melanie was born and raised in the astoria neighborhood of queens, new york city Melanie, who had hits in the 1970s with brand new key and lay down (candles in the rain), died january 23 in nashville, tennessee, at the age of 76.
Best known for her song brand new key, she said the first big break of her career was playing at woodstock in 1969. 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