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Melissa Etheridge, lounge singer?

The hard-rocking star — whose volcanic vocals and impassioned songs of empowerment are her trademarks — crooning easy-listening Top 40 hits in hotel bars?

Such a scenario might sound like the plot to a twisted sci-fi-inspired musical, set in an alternate universe. An alternate universe, specifically, in which Etheridge politely sings such middle-of-the-road Barry Manilow hits as “Mandy” and “I Write the Songs” while Manilow belts out such fierce Etheridge classics as “I’m the Only One,” “Bring Me Some Water” and “Come to My Window.”

Yet, before she became an uncompromising star and an icon for the LGBTQ movement, Etheridge played in a succession of lounge bands in her Kansas hometown of Leavenworth... Read the full article on San Diego Tribune HERE