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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Singer-songwriter Melanie, who topped the charts in the 1970s with “Brand New Key,” died Tuesday, her family announced on Facebook. The musician who performed at Woodstock was 76.

Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and had a series of 1970s hits including the enduring cultural phenomenon “Brand New Key,” has died. Her ...

Melanie Safka, known for her hit song “Brand New Key” (also known as “The Rollerskate Song”) and for performing at Woodstock in 1969, has died aged 76. The American folk musician’s death was announced ...

Melanie Safka, who won sudden fame as a 22-year-old folk singer playing for hundreds of thousands of people on the first night of the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and followed it up with a string of ...

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. The news was shared by Billy James of ...

MELANIE: (Singing) Beautiful people, you live in the same... SUMMERS: Born Melanie Safka in 1947, the singer got her start in music at a young age. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MELANIE: My entire ...

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 the death ...