Musical sensation Melanie Safka passed away on Tuesday. She was 76 years old. Safka wrote several hits throughout her career. She is best known for 1970s hits such as “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain).”
According to Variety, no information has been released regarding Safka’s cause of death. “No information regarding the cause of death was immediately provided,” Variety wrote.
“But Melanie (full name Melanie Safka) had been in the studio earlier this month working on a new covers album, “Second Hand Smoke,” for the Cleopatra label; “It would have been her 32nd album, the label said.”
Safka’s children respond to Singer’s death
He leaves behind three children, Leilah, Jeordie and Beau Jarred. On Tuesday they posted a message on Facebook in response to the death of her mother.
“We are heartbroken but we want to thank each one of you for the love you have for our Mother and tell you that She loved you all so much!” says the publication.
“She was one of the most talented, strong and passionate women of the time and every word she wrote, every note she sang reflected that. Our world is much darker, the colors of a dreary, rainy Tennessee pale with her absence today, but we know she is still here, smiling at all of us, all of you, from the stars.”
Safka reflects on famous Woodstock performance
Safka also performed at Woodstock. Woodstock, a three-day music festival held in 1969, had more than 400,000 attendees. It remains one of the largest music festivals in history. In August 1989, Safka recalled his famous performance in Rolling Stone.
“I started to cross that bridge towards the stage, and I just left my body, heading to a higher, side view. I saw myself go up on stage, sit down and sing a couple of lines. And when I felt it was safe, I came back,” Safka said.
“If you hear people talk about Woodstock today and you weren’t there, it must be like hearing old war stories. It was an incredible experience to be there, to be in that moment and to live through that group of people who recognized each other as if we were all one family.
“Woodstock was an affirmation that we were part of each other. That there was more to life than doing what your mother and father told you.”
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