Quick Glance: Folk Singer Melanie, Woodstock Performer, Dies at 76
- Chart-topping folk singer Melanie, known for 'Brand New Key' and 'Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)', has passed away.
- Born on Feb. 3, 1947 in Astoria, New York, Melanie was influenced by the folk scene and the music of Edith Piaf, Kurt & Weill, Blossom Dearie, and her mother Polly, a jazz singer.
- Less than a year after releasing her 1968 debut album, Melanie performed at Woodstock in front of hundreds of thousands of people.
- Her Woodstock performance soon inspired Melanie's Top 10 hit 'Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)', recorded with the Edwin Hawkins Singers.
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