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With guitar in hand and a talent that combined amazing vocal equipment, disarming humor, and a vibrant engagement with life, she was booked as the first solo pop/rock artist ever to appear at Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera House, the Sydney Opera House, and in the General Assembly of the United Nations, where delegates greeted her performances with standing ovations. The top television hosts of the time -- Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett -- battled to book her. (After her stunning performance on his show, Sullivan goggled that he had not seen such a "dedicated and responsive audience since Elvis Presley.")
Accolades rolled in, from critics ("Melanie's cult has long been famous, but it's a cult that's responding to something genuine and powerful -- which is maybe another way of saying that this writer counts himself as part of the cult too," wrote John Rockwell in The New York Times) as well as peers ("Melanie," insisted jazz piano virtuoso Roger Kellaway, "is extraordinary to the point that she could be sitting in front of us in this room and sing something like 'Momma Momma' right to us, and it would just go right through your entire being.")
In the years that followed Melanie continued to record, continued to tour. UNICEF made her its spokesperson; Jimi Hendrix's father introduced her to the multitude assembled for the twentieth anniversary of Woodstock. Her records continued to sell -- more than eighty million to date. She's had her songs covered by singers as diverse as Cher, Dolly Parton, and Macy Gray. She's raised a family, won an Emmy, opened a restaurant, written a musical about Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane
She has, in short, lived a rare life. But all of it was just a prelude to what's about to come.
Dearest Melanie....thank you so much!!You've been by biggest inspiration!!! Maybe you could give my songs a listen, I'd love to know what you think :) www.myspace.com/laurenlivelymusic
Thank you so much for your friendship and for sharing your wonderful profile, love and support, we are honoured. We are spreading love and peace with our music, hope you enjoy it and please come by and visit often. Sending our love always. Love Bart & Jody
I am sooo happy that you added me! I have not heard you music in so long. Back in the early 7o's I don't know how many LP's I bought because they got listened to so many time. You were a huge influence on my life!!!
hi there Melanie, Many thanks for the add and all that good stuff. Some of the songs from my early teens that opened my eyes to the wonder of music came from you. That I'm still living and breathing music 35 years later is in some part down to you, so I just thought it would be cool to drop by and say thanks. Party on, Mick (field recording based ambient)
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