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Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge
Personal information
Birth nameMelissa Lou Etheridge
BornMay 29, 1961(age 49)
OriginLeavenworth, Kansas, U.S.
GenresRock
OccupationSinger-songwriter, musician, activist
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, mandolin
Years active1988 � present
LabelsIsland Records
WebsiteMelissaEtheridge.com
SpouseTammy Lynn Michaels (2003 � 2009)

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Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. She has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations winning two, one Academy Award and has sold twenty-seven million albums worldwide and almost fourteen million in the United States alone.

Known for her mixture of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy vocals, Etheridge has been an iconic gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1993.

Melissa Etheridge Video

Good video....Janis Joplin Tribute, Enjoy it
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Melissa's music video from the year 1988 for her Like The Way I Do.
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Bruce Springsteen & Melissa Etheridge sing Thunder Road. Acoustic Version! Fantastic!!
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Hey Guys , here is the New hit Song of 'Just Stand Up' Star-Studded Charity Single Sets Pace For Stand Up To Cancer Fundraising Campaign...Originally 'JUST STAND UP' sang by Beyonce Knowles and Carrie Underwood but with the collaboration of different Artists including ( Ciara , Rihanna , Ashanti , Leona Lewis , Fergie , Keyshia Cole , Mariah Carey , Mary J Blidge , Miley Cyrus , Melissa Etheridge , Natasha Bedingfield And LeAnn Rimes )all united "Just Stand Up" is all about the singers and the composers banding together behind SU2C's mission: rallying the public around the goal of ending cancer's reign as a leading cause of death. The all-star television performance premiere of the song will take place live on Friday, September 5 (8pm EDT and PDT), when ABC, CBS, and NBC simultaneously devote one hour of commercial-free prime time to this nationwide event. This will be the first simultaneous cross-network broadcast ever to raise funds for the fight against a disease.
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Great song!
5.42 min. | 4.88 user rating
this clip its an inspiration...its amazing..its awsome....its Melissa's! and janie sure would be very pleased if she saw it!
4.83 min. | 4.86 user rating
wundervoller song... :-)
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Music video by Melissa Etheridge performing I Want To Come Over. (C) 1996 Island Records Inc.
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Another great one!
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10. Melissa Etheridge, Fearless Love - Rainbow Times Tweet this news
Rainbow Times--Hearing the musician return to her zenith and kill songs with raging burn was a rush like no other. She blows the spiraling top off the title track, ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:02:53 GMT+00:00
Stars lend power to find 'A Home' for foster youth - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--Ricky Martin and Katy Perry are two of music's biggest artists will who lend their star power to -Melissa Etheridge's- 'A Home for the Holidays' TV special. ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:14:12 GMT+00:00
21 great songs from 2010 (including one from Springsteen) - Lakeville Call (blog) Tweet this news
Lakeville Call (blog)--(buy) 13) “Miss California,” -Melissa Etheridge-: There's no better Melissa than mad Melissa, and Miss California � aka same-sex-marriage disser Carrie ... - Date : Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:26:07 GMT+00:00
Most surprising celebrity splits of 2010 - Calgary Herald Tweet this news
Calgary Herald---Melissa Etheridge- and wife Tammy Lynn Michaels separated in April. The split quickly turned nasty, with Michaels claiming Etheridge left her penniless, ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:26:44 GMT+00:00
Song category hangs by thread - Variety Tweet this news
Variety---Melissa Etheridge- sings the winning song 'I Need to Wake Up' from 2006 doc 'An Inconvenient Truth.' An unusual pairing of rock and ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:23:33 GMT+00:00
All I'm taking away from this is the word sex - New York Post (blog) Tweet this news
New York Post (blog)--Ricky will join Katy Perry, -Melissa Etheridge-, Maroon 5 and Nelly on CBS' “A Home for the Holidays” special -- airing December 22 at 8:00pm -- where he will ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:13:46 GMT+00:00
Bowersox's 'Farmer' needs a little more fertilizer - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--Crystal Bowersox's 'Farmer's Daughter' harks back to old music but plays off like lesser -Melissa Etheridge-. What's an Idol-maker to do with a singer like ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:01:06 GMT+00:00
Ricky Martin, other stars warm hearts in 'A Home for the Holidays' - Zap2it.com Tweet this news
Zap2it.com--Other previous guests such as -Melissa Etheridge- and Nia Vardalos ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding") are adoptive parents. "A Home for the Holidays" is a joint ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:21:00 GMT+00:00
Tunstall's delicious, with a 'Cherry' on top of new sound - Boston Herald Tweet this news
Boston Herald--The vibe was not unlike a -Melissa Etheridge- gig. Like Etheridge, Tunstall is a full-throated singer and a bundle of fierce, feminine energy, except she's ... - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:15:48 GMT+00:00
Melissa Etheridge to play NAC in February - Ottawa Citizen Tweet this news
Ottawa Citizen---Melissa Etheridge- performs at the Hard Rock Cafe at Times Square on Sept.29, 2009 in New York City. OTTAWA � Tickets go on sale at 10 am Dec. ... - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:04:14 GMT+00:00

Melissa Etheridge

AlbumsMelissa Etheridge * Brave and Crazy * Never Enough * Yes I Am * Your Little Secret * Breakdown * Skin * Lucky * The Awakening * Fearless Love
CompilationsGreatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled
Other albumsA New Thought For Christmas
Notable singles"Bring Me Some Water" * "Like the Way I Do" * "No Souvenirs" * "I'm the Only One" * "Come to My Window" * "Angels Would Fall" * "Scarecrow" * "I Need to Wake Up" * "Message to Myself" * Fearless Love
Featured singles"Cry Baby"/"Piece of My Heart" (with Joss Stone) * "Just Stand Up!" * "Sing"
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