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 folk singer, Melanie, once described by Isle ... through Glass Onyon PR. In 1969, Melanie Safka played Woodstock, before travelling to the Isle of Wight a year later.

The Queens-born folk singer-songwriter Melanie Safka, who died in January at 76, was best known for her winsome 1971 ode to roller-skating, “Brand New Key.” As fun as that tune is, it doesn’t show off ...