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Brenda Lee

Brenda Lee

1944–presentNashville1980s

About Brenda Lee

Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Primarily performing rockabilly, pop, country, and Christmas music, she achieved her first Billboard hit at age 12 in 1957, and was given the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite". Some of Lee's most successful songs include "Sweet Nothin's", "I'm Sorry", "I Want to Be Wanted", "Speak to Me Pretty", "All Alone Am I", and "Losing You". Her festive song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", recorded in 1958, topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 2023, making Lee the oldest artist ever to top the chart and breaking several chart records. Having sold over 100 million records globally, Lee is one of the most successful American artists of the 20th century. Lee was the second woman ever to top the Billboard Hot 100 (after Connie Francis) when her song “I'm Sorry” reached number one in 1960. Her U.S. success in the 1960s earned her recognition as Billboard's Top Female Artist of the Decade and one of the four artists who charted the most singles, behind Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Ray Charles. Her accolades include a Grammy Award, four NARM Awards, three NME Awards, and five Edison Awards.

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Formed

1944

Origin

Nashville

Discography

Grandma What Great Songs You Sang! (1959)

Brenda Lee (1960)

This Is... Brenda (1960)

Emotions (1961)

All the Way (1961)

Sincerely (1962)

Brenda, That’s All (1962)

... "Let Me Sing" (1963)

All Alone Am I (1963)

By Request (1964)

Merry Christmas From Brenda Lee (1964)

Bye Bye Blues (1965)

Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits (1965)

The Versatile Brenda Lee (1965)

Too Many Rivers (1965)

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