Brenda Lee
Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Performing rockabilly, pop and country music, she had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade, surpassed only by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles. She is known for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry" and 1958's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", which has become a Christmas standard. At 4 ft 9 inches tall (approximately 145 cm), she received the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite" in 1957, after recording the song "Dynamite" when she was 12. She is one of the first pop music stars to have a major international following. In 1969, Lee returned to the charts with her recording "Johnny One Time" penned by A. L. "Doodle" Owens and Dallas Frazier. The song reached #3 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart and #41 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also earned Lee her second Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal. Later success came with a return to her roots as a country singer, with a string of hits through the 1970s and 1980s. Lee has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. She is a member of the Rock and Roll, Country Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame. She is also a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Lee is the first woman to be inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Country Music Halls of Fame. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 11, 1944 (Grady Memorial Hospital)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1956 - 1972
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, flute, piano, bells, trumpet
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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 394 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 12673 | 9/23/1963 | Blue velvet | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12674 | 9/24/1963 | I love you because | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12675 | 9/24/1963 | Tammy | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12676 | 9/24/1963 | Why don't you believe me? | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12677 | 9/24/1963 | I'm confessin' (that I love you)-1 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12715 | 10/25/1963 | You keep coming back to me | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12716 | 10/25/1963 | Just behind the rainbow | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12717 | 10/25/1963 | As usual-1 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12718 | 10/25/1963 | Alone with you | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12782 | 1/18/1964 | Don't get around much anymore | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12783 | 1/18/1964 | Step aside Mister Gloom | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12784 | 1/19/1964 | Upon a hill | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12785 | 1/19/1964 | Leaving, crying | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12786 | 1/19/1964 | My dreams | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12804 | 1/29/1964 | The waiting game | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12805 | 1/29/1964 | Too many rivers | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12806 | 1/29/1964 | It's happening all over again | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12807 | 1/29/1964 | Think | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12808 | 1/31/1964 | Run to my arms | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12809 | 1/31/1964 | I'm your toy | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12810 | 1/31/1964 | Save me for a rainy day | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12952 | 6/12/1964 | This time of the year | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12953 | 6/12/1964 | A marshmallow world | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12954 | 6/12/1964 | Strawberry snow | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 12955 | 6/12/1964 | Blue Christmas-1 | Brenda Lee | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Brenda," accessed September 19, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/205729.
Lee, Brenda. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/205729.
"Lee, Brenda." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Lee, Brenda, 1944- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80053563
Wikidata: Brenda Lee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q230925
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/84599498
MusicBrainz: Brenda Lee - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6ca4886a-8f77-4133-b404-46fb3908e24a
ISNI: 0000 0001 1450 0514 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114500514
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