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Melissa Etheridge
Ages 21+ Only
Friday, August 12, 2011
Show at 8:00PM
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. She has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations winning two,[1] one Academy Award and has sold twenty-seven million albums worldwide and almost fourteen million in the United States alone.[citation needed]
Etheridge is known for her mixture of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals.[2] She has also been an iconic gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1993.[3]