Melissa EtheridgeMelissa Etheridge on the cover of her album BreakdownMelissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock musician. She was born in Leavenworth, Kansas. Etheridge has produced eight albums since signing her first major recording contract in 1987. Three of them have gone multi-platinum: Melissa Etheridge (1988), Yes I Am (1993) and Your Little Secret (1996). Two others went platinum and another gold. She has won the Grammy award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance twice in her career, for the song "Ain't It Heavy" in 1992 and "Come to My Window", in 1994. Etheridge is also famous as a gay rights activist, having publicly come out as a lesbian during President Bill Clinton's first inauguration in January 1993. She had a long-term partnership with Julie Cypher, which whom she had two children via a sperm donor, David Crosby. After splitting from Cypher she went on in 2003 to marry actress Tammy Lynn Michaels. Though limited in acting experience it has been announced that a sitcom is in production to star Etheridge as a lesbian living with her heterosexual male best friend (together raising a third person's child.) Critics have predicted that it will be "like Will & Grace except cancelled." In October 2004 she was diagnosed with breast cancer, but is expected to make a full recovery. Discography
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In October 2004 she was diagnosed with breast cancer, but is expected to make a full recovery. The production was done by The Trackmasters and grammy winner Rich Harrison. Though limited in acting experience it has been announced that a sitcom is in production to star Etheridge as a lesbian living with her heterosexual male best friend (together raising a third person's child.) Critics have predicted that it will be "like Will & Grace except cancelled.". With her first album, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, she experienced some help by noted songwriters Makeba and Andre Deyo. After splitting from Cypher she went on in 2003 to marry actress Tammy Lynn Michaels. With this song Frankee reached the Number One position in the UK singles charts in May 2004, also the Australian ARIAnet singles chart in June 2004. She had a long-term partnership with Julie Cypher, which whom she had two children via a sperm donor, David Crosby. The song uses the same musical arrangement as Eamon's "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" and is an answer single to his profanities. Etheridge is also famous as a gay rights activist, having publicly come out as a lesbian during President Bill Clinton's first inauguration in January 1993. (Fuck U Right Back)". She has won the Grammy award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance twice in her career, for the song "Ain't It Heavy" in 1992 and "Come to My Window", in 1994. In 2004 she recorded the song "F.U.R.B. Two others went platinum and another gold. She claims to be an ex-girlfriend of singer Eamon. Three of them have gone multi-platinum: Melissa Etheridge (1988), Yes I Am (1993) and Your Little Secret (1996). Frankee is an American R&B singer. Etheridge has produced eight albums since signing her first major recording contract in 1987. She was born in Leavenworth, Kansas. Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock musician. CMT.com: Melissa Etheridge: Biography (http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/melissa_etheridge/bio.jhtml). Lucky (2004). Skin (2001). Breakdown (1999). Your Little Secret (1995). Yes I Am (1993). Never Enough (1992). Brave and Crazy (1989). Melissa Etheridge (1988). |