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
The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.
I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.
Whatever happened to the tomboy I used to be, the slightly rebellious rocker?
I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation for rock and roll. But I'd always been overlooked by the Hall of Fame.
God has never disappointed me.
Brother, if you want to get the lowdown, Come along and let's all have a hoedown.
I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.
I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.
John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.
The Beatles were raw musically, but I think they really had something.
I didnt really have an agenda for my talent. I just wanted to be able to sing.
I had been singing since I was 3 years old, so my love of singing was always there.
I dont think you ever get tired of the well-written, well-crafted songs.
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.