Remembering Melanie: A Woodstock Star’s Legacy The music world mourns the loss of Melanie, the husky-voiced singer and songwriter who unexpectedly rose to stardom at the Woodstock music festival in 1969. Passing away at the age of 76, Melanie leaves behind a legacy that includes the disarmingly childlike yet chart-topping single, “Brand New Key,” which claimed the No. 1 spot two years after Woodstock. A Surprise Star at Woodstock Melanie, born Melanie...