Melanie, the chart-topping folk singer of “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” who performed at the Woodstock festival in 1969, died on Tuesday. She was 76. Billy James, the singer’s rep, confirmed her death to Rolling Stone, but did not provide a cause of death. “We …
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The new documentary Joan Baez I Am a Noise, arriving in theaters nationwide on Oct. 13, examines the life and work of Joan Baez, a folk legend and renowned activist who emerged as a powerful voice for change during the 1960s counterculture movement. Born in Staten Island, New York, to …
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Bobbi Kelly Ercoline, the blanketed woman who was featured with her then-boyfriend and later husband on the cover of Woodstock’s 1970 soundtrack album, died Saturday. Nick Ercoline, her husband of 54 years, confirmed her death on Facebook. “She lived her life well, and left this world in a much better …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Jimi Hendrix released his band’s debut LP Are You Experienced over 55 years ago, changing rock music forever. “It’s impossible to think of what Jimi would be doing …
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