Melanie - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill Date: 05/03/13 Hours: 8pm Ages: All Price: $28 advance, $32 day of show Address: 237 W. 42nd St. - 212-997-4144 New York, NY 10036 www.bbkingblues.com Description: Folk singer-songwriter Melanie recorded her first album in 1967 and attracted national attention as well as a loyal fan following two years later when she performed at Woodstock, the legendary rock festival. During the early '70s, Melanie's gentle, acoustic sound on songs like "Lay Down," "Beautiful People," and "Brand New Key" (which topped the charts in 1971) stood in sharp contrast to the hard-driving, heavy-metal rock that dominated the charts. Edwin Miller of Seventeen magazine observed that her "urgent ballads bind you to her with invisible threads of emotion."