Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee
Brenda Mae Tarpley, known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer and the top-charting solo 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 perhaps best known in the United States for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry", and 1958's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", a United States holiday standard...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth11 December 1944
CityAtlanta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that.
I dont think you ever get tired of the well-written, well-crafted songs.
I had been singing since I was 3 years old, so my love of singing was always there.
I didnt really have an agenda for my talent. I just wanted to be able to sing.
God has never disappointed me.
The Beatles were raw musically, but I think they really had something.
John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.
I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.
I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.
Brother, if you want to get the lowdown, Come along and let's all have a hoedown.
The word matters in country music, and it always has. And everybody had lived those words in country songs.
I've always gone to see all kinds of shows and stole what I could, as we all do. We see an artist and hear a song and think, 'I bet I could sing that song. I'll put that in my show.'
When 'I'm Sorry' came out and became such a huge hit, that made 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit.
A lot of people thought I'd died, because of your coverage, they know I'm still around.