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4 Hit Songs From 1972 That Will Send All Baby Boomers Down Memory Lane

Music and memory are closely entwined, which means certain songs can suddenly whisk us down memory lane when we least expect ...

Beloved 70s singer-songwriter Melanie Safka dies at 76

Seventies singer-songwriter Melanie Safka, professionally known simply as Melanie, has died at 76. The singer behind songs such as Brand New Key, Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) and Alexander Beetle ...
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1970 folk song, written by a 23-year-old at Woodstock, is still a powerful hit 56 years later

Melanie Safka, professionally known as Melanie, was still a relatively unknown artist when she took the stage at Woodstock, but what she saw would inspire her biggest breakthrough track. The Astoria, ...
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Melanie, singer-songwriter at Woodstock and on 1970s hits, dies at 76

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 ...
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This 1971 folk song that was written in 15 minutes is still a big hit 55 years later – do you remember it?

The 1970s saw a major resurgence of folk music. It was the decade of hippies, inspired by the Woodstock festival, filled with peace and love and happiness. Championed by musicians like John Denver and ...