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 151-175 of 394 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 11387 | 1/8/1961 | Around the world-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11388 | 1/8/1961 | Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11389 | 1/8/1961 | Someone to love me (The prisoner's song)-2 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11390 | 1/8/1961 | Zing! Went the strings of my heart | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11391 | 1/8/1961 | Georgia on my mind | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11392 | 1/9/1961 | Just another lie-1 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11393 | 1/9/1961 | When I fall in love | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11394 | 1/9/1961 | Cry-1 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11395 | 1/9/1961 | Will you love me tomorrow? | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11396 | 1/9/1961 | You can depend on me | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11541 | 5/19/1961 | Careless-that's all | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11542 | 5/19/1961 | Lover, come back to me-1 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11543 | 5/19/1961 | Kansas City-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11544 | 5/20/1961 | On the sunny side of the street-1 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11545 | 5/20/1961 | All the way | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11546 | 5/20/1961 | How deep is the ocean (How high the sky) | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11547 | 5/20/1961 | Tragedy | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11548 | 5/20/1961 | Talkin' 'bout you-1 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11549 | 5/20/1961 | Tables are turning | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11550 | 5/21/1961 | Funny feeling | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11551 | 5/21/1961 | Eventually | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11552 | 5/21/1961 | Dum dum-1,2 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11553 | 5/21/1961 | Let me be the one | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11554 | 5/21/1961 | Speak to me pretty-1 | Brenda Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11685 | 8/29/1961 | Time is not enough | Brenda Lee | vocalist |
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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