July 11, 1970: Melanie, with the Edwin Hawkins Singers, peaked at Number 6 with "Lay Down (Candles In the Rain)."
When the 22-year-old Melanie Safka stepped out onto the stage on at Woodstock, just before 11 PM, she was greeted by the audience lighting candles to beat back the rain that had been falling.
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