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 26-50 of 394 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 120859 10/14/1968 Matelot Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 120860 10/14/1968 I must have been out of my mind Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 120861 10/14/1968 Don't say a word Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 120862 10/14/1968 A change of heart Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 120863 10/14/1968 Johnny One Note Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 121302 3/17/1969 Let it be me Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 121303 3/17/1969 This girl's in love with you Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 121304 3/17/1969 Traces Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 121305 3/17/1969 Help yourself Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 121312 4/22/1969 Bring me sunshine-1 Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 121313 2/27/1969 For once in my life Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 121314 3/18/1969 If you go away Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 121315 3/18/1969 Walk away-1 Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 121316 3/27/1969 The letter Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 121317 4/22/1969 You don't need me for anything Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 122451 4/2/1970 Do right woman, do right man Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 122452 4/2/1970 Hello love-1 Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 122453 4/2/1970 Love will never pass us by Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 122454 4/2/1970 Proud Mary Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 122455 4/2/1970 Sisters in sorrow Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 122456 4/2/1970 I think I love you again-1 Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 122776 4/24/1970 Too heavy to carry Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 122777 4/24/1970 Walk a mile in my shoes-1 Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 122778 4/25/1970 Give a hand, take a hand-1 Brenda Lee vocalist  
Decca 122779 4/25/1970 Leaving on a jet plane Brenda Lee vocalist  
(Results 26-50 of 394 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Brenda," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205729.

Lee, Brenda. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205729.

"Lee, Brenda." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205729

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