Brenda Lee
Country, Musical Artist
1944 –
Who is Brenda Lee?
Brenda Mae Tarpley, known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1960s. She sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and 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 best known for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry", and 1958's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", a US holiday standard for more than 50 years.
At 4 ft 9 inches tall, she received the nickname Little Miss Dynamite in 1957 after recording the song "Dynamite"; and was one of the earliest pop stars to have a major contemporary international following.
Lee's popularity faded in the late 1960s as her voice matured, but she continued a successful recording career by returning to her roots as a country singer with a string of hits through the 1970s and 1980s. 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. Brenda currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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- Born
- Dec 11, 1944
Atlanta - Also known as
- Lee, Brenda
- Lee Brenda
- Brenda Mae Tarpley
- Little Miss Dynamite
- Parents
- Spouses
- Ronnie Shacklett
(1963/04/24 - )
- Ronnie Shacklett
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Maplewood Comprehensive High School
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on July 23, 2013
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