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Melissa Ferrick

Melissa Ferrick, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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Born
September 21, 1970
Age in 2026
56
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1970

About Melissa Ferrick

Melissa Ferrick is an American singer-songwriter. She is a music professor at Northeastern University and Berklee College of Music. In 2000, Ferrick founded her own record label, Right On Records. She was subsequently signed to a recording contract with Atlantic Records and released her first two albums, Massive Blur, in 1993 and Willing to Wait, in 1995. The first studio album released on her own label was Skinnier Faster Live at the B.P.C.

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Melissa Ferrick timeline

  1. She was subsequently signed to a recording contract with Atlantic Records and released her first two albums, Massive Blur, in 1993 and Willing to Wait, in 1995.
  2. In 2000, Ferrick founded her own record label, Right On Records.

The world when Melissa Ferrick was born

Melissa Ferrick was born in 1970. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1970

  • #1 song"Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel
  • Top moviePatton
  • Top TV showMarcus Welby, M.D.
  • Best-selling bookLove Story – Erich Segal

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentPelé leads Brazil to 3rd World Cup title in Mexico
  • Top headlineThe Beatles officially break up
  • Technology milestoneFloppy disk invented by IBM
  • Defining fadBell-bottom pants
  • Notable inventionFloppy disk
  • World population3.70 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population205.1M

1970 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Melissa Ferrick's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19702026
Gas$0.36$3.45/gal
Average home$17,000$435,000
Average income$11,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.55$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population205.1M341 million

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