(b. 1961, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA)
Melissa began her career as a teenager playing in cover bands
in Kansas. She attended college at Berklee in Boston, but decided
to move to LA and played in women's clubs until Chrils Blackwell
of Island Records offered her a recording contract in 1986.
Her first album, Melissa Etheridge was
recorded with Kevin McCormick on bass and Craig Krampf on drums.
It was released in 1988 with the single "Bring Me Some
Water", which was nominated for a Grammy.
Her second album, Brave And Crazy was
released the following year, and is my personal favorite. Craig
Krampf was replaced by Maurigio Lewak on drums and Bono, the lead
singer of U2, made a guest appearance, playing harmonica on the
final track, "Royal Station 4/16"
Her third release, Never Enough was a
departure from the usual sound, her self-proclaimed
"experimental album". This can be found in the techno,
futuristic sound of "2001" and the piano/vocal track,
"The Letting Go". It was the same stripped down, rock
and roll that the critics went for though, and she won Best Rock
Vocal, Female at the Grammys for "Ain't It Heavy".
Melissa won the mass following she enjoys today with the album
Yes I Am released in 1993, and
coinciding with her coming out at the Triangle Ball.
In 1995 she released "Your Little Secret," featuring several hit songs including the title track. Her latest album, "Breakdown" released in 1999 is still gaining her many new fans worldwide. Melissa is also a mom to a daughter, Bailey and a son, Beckett.
For more Bio info check out Melissa
Etheridge: Our Little Secret by Joyce Luck, distributed by ECW press
If you like Melissa, check out these other
artists:
Bruce Springsteen
Joan Armatrading
The Indigo Girls
Melissa
Ferrick
Janis Joplin
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