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Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas|Leavenworth, Kansas) is an Academy Award-winning and two-time Grammy Award-winning United States|American rock music|rock singer-songwriter and musician.

Career
In 1982, Etheridge moved from Leavenworth, Kansas to Los Angeles to break into the music business. She got some small gigs performing at The Candy Store on the Sunset Strip, as well as two lesbian bars, the Executive Suite in Long Beach, California|Long Beach and Vermie's in Pasadena, California|Pasadena. Some of her early fans from Vermie's gave her demo tape to Bill Leopold, a friend's husband who worked in the music business. Etheridge auditioned for Leopold, who was so impressed that he offered to represent her on the spot.

As Etheridge continued performing in lesbian bars in Los Angeles, Leopold arranged for music executives to come see her play. Eventually, she caught the attention of A&M Records, who hired her as a staff songwriter. For two years, Etheridge wrote music for A&M and many of her songs were recorded by mainstream artists. In 1985, Etheridge sent her demo to Olivia Records, a lesbian record label, but was ultimately rejected. She saved the rejection letter, signed by "the women of Olivia," which was later featured in ''Intimate Portrait (TV series)'', the Lifetime Television documentary of her life.

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