Melissa Etheridge
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1961-00-00
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Talking to My Angels
- Heartstrings Melissa Ethridge and Her Guitars Deluxe Edition
- Heartstrings Melissa Ethridge and Her Guitars (Hardcover)
- Heartstrings Melissa Etheridge and Her Guitars
- Heartstrings Melissa Ethridge and Her Guitars New
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Film & TV
Acting · Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1989. Her second album, Brave and…
Known for
- Runaway Radio — Self2024
- Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central — Self2024
- LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change — Self2024
- Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary — Self2024
- Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken — Self2024
- Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll — Self2023
- No Place Like Home — Narrator2022
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self2022
- Ahead of the Curve — Self2021
- Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts — Self2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 498,628
- Total plays
- 5,924,032
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Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Her self-titled debut album was released in 1988 and become an underground hit. The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single, Bring Me Some Water, garnered Etheridge her first Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. In 1993, Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single, Ain't It Heavy, from her 3rd album Never Enough. <a href="https://www.last.fm
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Key facts
- Born
- Melissa Lou Etheridge , ( 1961-05-29 ) May 29, 1961 (age 65) , Leavenworth, Kansas , U.S.
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter musician
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Political party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Linda Wallem ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. May 31, 2014</span>"}]]}'>2014 )
- Partners
- Julie Cypher ( cohabited</span>"}]]}'>cohab. 1990; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2000) Tammy Lynn Michaels ( civil partnership started</span>"}]]}'>c.p. 2003; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2010 )
- Genres
- Rock Americana
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar piano
- Labels
- Island ME Stax Concord BMG Sun
- Website
- melissaetheridge .com
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Key dates
- Born
- 1961
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lou
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Leavenworth
- Spouse
- Tammy Lynn Michaels
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music composing
- Hair colour
- blond hair
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Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1989. Her second album, Brave and Crazy, appeared that same year and earned Etheridge two more Grammy nominations. In 1992, Etheridge released her third album, Never Enough, and its lead single, "Ain't It Heavy", won Etheridge her first Grammy Award.
In 1993, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, Yes I Am. Its tracks "I'm the Only One", "If I Wanted To", and "Come to My Window" all reached the Top 40 in the United States, while the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy Award. Yes I Am spent 138 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 15, and earning a RIAA certification of 6× Platinum, her largest selling album to date. Her fifth album, Your Little Secret, was released in 1995 and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, her highest-charting album to date. Its tracks "Nowhere to Go" and "I Want to Come Over" both reached the Top 40 in the United States.
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