Quick Facts

Full Name	Melissa Etheridge
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	May 29, 1961(1961-05-29)
Age	63
Birthplace	Leavenworth
Country	United States
Birth City	Kansas
Horoscope	Taurus

Melissa Etheridge Biography

Melissa Etheridge is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on May 29, 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She is also an outspoken advocate of women’s rights. She also wrote music for the television series Weeds.

One time, she sang a duet together with She once sang a duet with Sammy Hagar; they covered “Honky Tonk Woman” by The Rolling Stones.. They covered “Honky Tonk Woman”, by The Rolling Stones.

Etheridge began to play in local country music groups in her teenage years, graduating high school in 1979. While attending college at Berklee College of Music, Etheridge played the club circuit around Boston, Massachusetts. After three semesters, Etheridge decided to drop out of Berklee and move to Los Angeles to attempt a career in music.

Etheridge was discovered in a bar called Vermie’s in Pasadena, California. She had made some friends on a women’s soccer team, and those new friends came to see her play. One of the women was Karla Leopold, whose husband, Bill Leopold, was a manager in the music business. Karla convinced Bill to see Etheridge perform live. He was impressed, and became a pivotal part of Etheridge’s career. This, in addition to her gigs in lesbian bars around Los Angeles, led to her discovery by Island Records chief Chris Blackwell. She received a publishing deal to write songs for movies including the 1986 movie Weeds.

Her ex-partner Julie Cypher gave birth to a daughter, Bailey Jean, and a son, She and her former partner Julie Cypher had a daughter named Bailey Jean and a son named Beckett with the help of sperm donor David Crosby. Etheridge and Cypher separated in 2000. Etheridge then had a daughter named Johnnie and a son named Miller via an anonymous sperm donor with actress Tammy Lynn Michaels. She married Linda Wallem on May 31, 2014.. The sperm donor David Crosby helped her to have a son. Etheridge and Cypher split in 2000. Etheridge had a daughter, Johnnie, and a son, Miller via anonymous sperm donors with Tammy Lynn Michaels. Etheridge married Linda Wallem in May 2014.

Melissa Etheridge Net Worth

Melissa Etheridge is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Melissa Etheridge 's net worth $25 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She attended the Berklee College of Music, and she played in the Boston club circuit. She was a guest on Don Henley’s first album.

Grammy Awards were won for her singles “Ain’t It Heavy”, and “Come to My Window”.

Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Her self-titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1988 and became an underground success. The album peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single, “Bring Me Some Water”, garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female. In 1993, Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single “Ain’t It Heavy” from her third album, Never Enough. Later that year, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, Yes I Am. Its tracks “I’m the Only One” and “Come to My Window” both reached the top 30 in the United States, and the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy award. Yes I Am peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200, and spent 138 weeks on the chart, earning a RIAA certification of 6× Platinum, her largest to date.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Melissa Etheridge height 5 ft 3 in Melissa weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Melissa Etheridge Dating?

According to our records, Melissa Etheridge married to Linda Wallem , Tammy Lynn Michaels. As of December 1, 2023, Melissa Etheridge’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1992, Etheridge established a performing arts scholarship at Leavenworth High School in honor of her recently deceased father. According to Etheridge, her father purchased her first guitar and “would come with me to bars in the area when I played because I was underage”.

Facts & Trivia

Melissa Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Melissa Etheridge celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.

Etheridge came out publicly as lesbian in January 1993 at the Triangle Ball, a gay celebration of President Bill Clinton’s first inauguration. Etheridge supported Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign and since coming out, has been a gay rights activist. She is also an advocate for environmental issues and in 2006, she toured the US and Canada using biodiesel.

What is Melissa Etheridge's most famous song?

1 – Come To My Window. As we have reached the number one spot on our top

10 Melissa Etheridge songs list, we turn to the song that has easily become her most popular song. “Come To My Window,” stands as one of those great crowd-pleasing sing-along songs.

Who is the father of Melissa Etheridge baby?

The children were born to Cypher via artificial insemination. The biological father was later revealed to be singer David Crosby.

Did Melissa Etheridge have a mastectomy?

“ She was a five-year survivor who had a full mastectomy ,” Etheridge said, “and she opened her blouse and said, ‘this is the worst that can happen. ‘ ” Etheridge had a lumpectomy, but the surgeons also had to remove all 15 lymph nodes to make sure the cancer hadn’t spread.

How many guitars does Melissa Etheridge own?

So I have about… [laughs] 10 guitars out on the road. I’ve got a ’79 Gibson 347, a ’79 Jaguar, an early ’80s Chet Atkins Country Gentleman, and then I’ve got a Jerry Jones 12-string from the mid-’90s that he made for me. You said something about seeing guitars at shops and knowing they have some songs in them for you.

What was Melissa Etheridge's first album?

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