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Melissa Etheridge’s 21 Year Old Son Dies

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Melissa Etheridge is experiencing unspeakable sadness: her son 21-year-old son, Beckett Cypher, has died.

Etheridge’s camp announced ago on Twitter, “We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today. – #TeamME”

No word on what lead to the young adult’s death.

Etheridge and ex-partner Julie Cypher had two children via artificial insemination during their partnership. Their daughter, Bailey Jean, was born in February 1997, and Beckett in November 1998. For a while, the couple was reluctant to discuss who fathered the kids but they eventually revealed rock singer David Crosby as the biological father of both children.

Cypher and Etheridge ultimately split in September 2000.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group
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