Melissa Lou Etheridge, throughout her career, has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations, among which she won two.

Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled also went gold shortly after its release. “Yes, I am” peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and earned RIAA certification of six times platinum. Some of her hit singles include “Come to My Window,” “I’m the Only One,' and “Piece of My Heart.' Some of the other hit discographies by Etheridge are Brave and Crazy (1989), Never Enough (1992), Yes I Am (1993), Your Little Secret (1995), Lucky (2004), Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (2005), The Awakening (2007), and The Medicine Show (2019). Her single entitled “Bring Me Some Water” played well on the radio and was nominated for a Grammy Award. “Melissa Etheridge” (1988) was her eponymous debut album, an underground hit peaking number 22 on the Billboard 200. Etheridge soon signed a contract with Island Records and started writing her music. She was discovered in Vermie’s, a bar in California, by one of her friend’s husbands. She graduated high school in 1979 but dropped out of college after three semesters to pursue her music career. Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2004 and has also been an LGBTQ+ activist since 1993.Įtheridge started playing music in local country music groups when she was a teen.

She performs folk-rock, blues rock, country rock, roots rock, and heartland rock. Etheridge plays guitar, piano, drums, harmonica, and vocals. Melissa Lou Etheridge (May 29, 1961) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and activist from Leavenworth, Kansas.

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