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	Brenda Lee - Biography - AOL Music
		Lee was a child prodigy, appearing on national television by the age of ten, and making her first recordings for Decca the following year (1956).
		Brenda, however, had a bigger in with the pop audience, not just because she was still a teenager, but because her material was more pop than Cline's, and not as country.
		Lee's last Top Ten pop hit was in 1963, with "Losing You." While she still had hits through the mid-'60s, these became smaller and less frequent with the rise of the British Invasion (although she remained very popular overseas).
	music.aol.com /artist/brenda-lee/97335/biography (575 words)

	RAB Hall of Fame - Brenda Lee
		Brenda Lee was born Brenda Mae Tarpley in the charity ward of Grady Memorial Hospital, part of the Emory University Hospital complex, in Atlanta, Georgia, the second daughter of Rubin and Grace Tarpley.
		Brenda Lee was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame on September 23, 1982, and was presented the "Georgy Award," by her homestate in recognition of a lifetime of accomplishments by the state's native daughter.
		Brenda continues to be a well-travelled globe trotter whose foreign tours bring her annually in front of far distance fans with well-worn and well-loved collections of Brenda Lee music.
	www.rockabillyhall.com /BrendaLee1.html (3103 words)

	Station Avenue Productions with Brenda Lee
		Lee resurfaced in 1971 with a huge country hit in Kristofferson, Kris's 'Nobody Wins'; this and later recordings established her as a star of what was then one of the squarest seams of pop.
		Lee is fortunate in having a large rock 'n' roll catalogue destined for immortality, in addition to her now high standing in the country music world.
		Brenda Lee was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame on March 18,2002.
	www.stationave.com /bios.brendalee.html (512 words)

	Brenda Lee - Biography
		Brenda was born Brenda Mae Tarpley on December 11, 1944 in the charity ward of Grady Memorial Hospital (part of Emory University Hospital complex) in Atlanta, Georgia.
		Brenda sang in the church as a young child and at age 5 or 6 sang gospel music with the Master Worker's Quartet in Georgia.
		Brenda was on the Country Music Association's (CMA) Board of Directors for 8 years and is presently on the Board of Governors for the Nashville Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science (NARAS).
	www.brendalee.com /pages/biography.html (3377 words)

	Brenda Lee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brenda Lee (born Brenda Mae Tarpley on December 11, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a Pop singer, who was immensely popular during the 50s and 60s and is probably best known for the hit song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".
		Brenda sang in a big adult voice from childhood and began her recording career at age 11 on July 30 in 1956, with songs like "BIGELOW 6-200" (pronounced six two oh oh) and "Little Jonah".
		Brenda Lee first attracted attention performing in country music venues and her first single, 1957's "One Step at a Time" was a country hit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brenda_Lee (998 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Brenda Lee (b. 1944)
		Brenda Lee was born Brenda Mae Tarpley on December 11, 1944, in the charity ward of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and was raised in Conyers and Lithonia.
		Like Foley, millions of viewers were charmed by her precocious talent, and Lee became one of the first singers whose career was launched by television.
		Brenda Lee has sold more than 100 million records, and she continues to perform.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1681&pid=s-70 (681 words)

	Amazon.ca: Little Miss Dynamite: Books: Brenda Lee,Robert K Oermann,July Clay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Brenda Lee is one of those inescapable musical personalities known primarily for a seasonal hit record no longer than two minutes long yet still a recognizable name 40 years after its release.
		Brenda herself had a different reaction; "I never had one thought of the career, of the consequences, or what it might mean to my future." She was too thrilled establishing a family to worry about her job.
		Brenda has been famous for so long and her music has touched everyone in her generation in one way or another and still she is so fresh and honest and willing to share her personal life with her fans.
	www.amazon.ca /Little-Miss-Dynamite-Brenda-Lee/dp/0786885580 (2203 words)

	Brenda Lee Bio - Mars Talent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Throughout the 60s, Brenda was the darling of her peers - a generation of teenagers who cut their rock 'n roll teeth on the young singer, whom music critics and audiences alike had fallen in love with.
		Brenda's survival instincts are well honed and well in line with her "get down to basics approach" to life in general and her career in particular.
		Perhaps the biggest surprise of all are the young people who populate her concerts and comb classic record bins to reassemble a career in sight and sound that they are too young to experience.
	www.marstalent.com /bio_brenda_lee.htm (668 words)

	Amazon.com: Anthology (1956-1980): Music: Brenda Lee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Brenda Lee was one of the most successful singers of the early sixties, when she was still just a teenager.
		Brenda has been poorly served when it comes to CD releases, especially the later stuff, but this is the strongest compilation of her music yet released.
		Lee placed 50 different songs on the pop chart between 1957 and 1973; after that, she became a regular presence on the country charts through the mid-'80's.
	www.amazon.com /Anthology-1956-1980-Brenda-Lee/dp/B000002OHP (1277 words)

	Brenda Lee
		Brenda was born Brenda Mae Tarpley on December 11, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia.
		When Brenda appeared on the Peach Blossom Special the show’s producer, Sammy Barton, felt that Tarpley was too difficult to remember and suggested that she shorten her name to Lee.
		Brenda’s first break was in 1956 when she appeared on a radio station program, Peach Blossom Jamboree for $30.
	www.flstrawberryfestival.com /concerts/brendalee.html (121 words)

	CMT.com : Brenda Lee : Biography
		Brenda Lee was born Brenda Mae Tarpley on Dec. 11, 1944, in Atlanta.
		It was at about that time that a TV producer in Augusta, Ga., changed her name to Brenda Lee.
		Lee was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997 and to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/lee_brenda/bio.jhtml (630 words)

	Brenda Lee Record Album Vinyl
		Brenda Lee, real name Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), was an American teen idol and country singer from Lithonia, Georgia.
		Brenda sang in a big adult voice from childhood and began her recording career at age 12 in 1956, with songs like "BIGELOW 6-200 (pronounced six two oh oh)" and "Little Jonah".
		Brenda Lee, while being a major female singer in early rock history, is considered the first female artist to be known as a crossover artist between early rock and country music.
	www.e-profession.com /records/Brenda_Lee_record.htm (488 words)

	San Jose California Wildlife Artist Brenda Lee
		While most girls were playing with Barbie dolls, Brenda was exploring the woods for wildlife and bringing home every injured or orphaned animal she encountered.
		Brenda ultimately settled down in Lake Tahoe where the natural beauty of the area enhanced her capability and talent.
		Brenda's long term goal is to continue to use her gift for art as a tool in the crusade to save our endangered species.
	www.brendaleeart.com /biography.html (345 words)

	cleveland.com: Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
		Known as “Little Miss Dynamite,” Brenda Lee — who stood all of four feet, nine inches tall - was blessed with a powerful voice that belied her size.
		Brenda Lee was born Brenda Mae Tarpley in Atlanta, Georgia.
		Though Lee grew up in the South surrounded by country and rockabilly, her influences as a vocalist were surprisingly diverse, tending more toward the likes of Judy Garland, Edith Piaf and Frank Sinatra than any rock and roll peers.
	www.cleveland.com /rockhall/index.ssf?/music/more/rockhall02/brenda.html (672 words)

	Rhapsody Music: Download, Listen, Play & Burn Brenda Lee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Though Brenda Lee is known for her countrypolitan songs, she put out some rockabilly singles for the Decca label in the '50s.
		Brenda Lee's career started when she was a child.
		Brenda Lee's 1964 hit "Is It True?" was recorded in London with a young session guitarist by the name of Jimmy Page.
	www.real.com /dmm/rhapsody/artist/?artistid=3862 (186 words)

	CD Baby: BRENDA LEE EAGER: Starting Over
		Listen to Brenda and you'll hear songs magically brought to life with a combination of down-home flavor and a slick uptown touch reflecting the influence of her upbringing in Alabama and Chicago.
		Fellow singer songwriter Teena Marie credits Brenda Lee Eager as an influence in developing her own style; "The first time I heard Brenda Lee Eager I was sixteen years old and I was blown away by her range and yet sweet tone.
		Brenda's first taste of Musical Theater was with Della Reese, who cast Brenda as one of the lead roles in her musical "The Message is in the Music".
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/brendaleeeager (763 words)

	Brenda Lee Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Brenda Lee was born Brenda Mae Tarpley in 1944 in Lithonia, Georgia.
		Brenda Lee was one of the most successful singers of the 60's.
		With the writing assistance of Robert K. Oermann and Julie Clay, Brenda Lee issued her autobiography in 2002.
	www.tsimon.com /lee.htm (379 words)

	Out of the Cocoon
		Brenda Lee’s memoir, Out of the Cocoon, is a remarkable story about how a single visit from two seemingly “nice” strangers nearly cost her everything, including her life.
		To understand Brenda’s fragile emotional state, we have to go back to the beginning, when her childhood innocence reigned and unconditional love was abundant – when she didn’t feel all alone in the world.
		But Brenda Lee refuses to become a victim and, like a butterfly, she learns to change the world within her when her external world becomes unbearable.
	www.outofthecocoon.net (884 words)

	Brenda Lee Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
		Child prodigy Brenda Lee ambles through her nearly 50 years in the music industry.
		By age 10 she was the breadwinner in a family headed by a broken-down drunk; by age 12 she had signed with a major recording label; by age 21 she was the biggest-selling female musician in the world.
		A phenomenon in both the rock-and-roll and country music worlds, Brenda Lee became the biggest-selling female recording star of all time and a member in the halls of fame of both music genres.
	www.alibris.co.uk /search/books/author/Brenda_Lee (990 words)

	Book Brenda Lee - Booking Corporate Event, Meeting, Private Party - Your Booking Agent for Brenda Lee
		Brenda Lee sang her way out of an impoverished childhood and into the hearts of the world.
		By six she was astounding listeners with a mature sound and lyric interpretation reserved for women who had gathered both thru time and experience.
		By the 60's, Brenda was the darling of her peers - a generation of teenagers who cut their rock 'n roll teeth on the young singer who music critics and audiences alike had fallen in love with.
	www.grabow.biz /Nostalgia/BrendaLee.htm (411 words)

	Brenda Lee - The Online Roots of Rock
		Brenda Lee, here looking up to Elvis Presley, started singing professionally at the age of six.
		Brenda turned from rockabilly to pop ballads in the 1960s with hits such as "Sweet Nothins," "I'm Sorry," "I Want to be Wanted," "Fool #1"and a string of others.
		Returning to her country roots in the '70s, Brenda continues to thrill audiences in 2004.
	www.onlinerootsofrock.com /rockabilly/artists/lee (153 words)

	Brenda Lee - Christmas Music At Randy's Rodeo
		Brenda's bold declaration that "everyone's dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way" exemplifies the very spirit of a rock 'n' roll Christmas - a kinetic, volatile, joyful blending of traditional and modern, sacred and profane, old and new.
		However, Brenda Lee's Christmas credentials don't stop there, nor is that where they began.
		Beginning in the late 50's, Brenda Lee ruled the pop charts for over ten years, becoming the #1 female singer of the 1960's and later earning a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
	www.randysrodeo.com /christmas/artists/lee.php (596 words)

	Brenda Lee Dance Company
		We are a dance family that has served Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, Delaware and NJ for more than 24 years.
		Brenda Lee's" goal has always been to expose the community and beyond to the beauty, strength, and positivity of dance with a fusion of performing arts genres.
		Always seeking to elevate inner-city youth and motivate suburban youth to achieve and believe that they are and must continue to be model citizens, community role models and shining stars.
	www.brendaleedancecompany.com (391 words)

	Brenda Lee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Lee resurfaced in 1971 with a huge country hit in Kris Kristofferson's "Nobody Wins"; this and later recordings established her as a star of what was then one of the squarest seams of pop.
		When country gained a younger audience in the mid-80s, respect for its older practitioners found her guesting with Loretta Lynn and Kitty Wells on k.d.
		In keeping with many of their packages, the Bear Family Records box set is a superb retrospective.
	musicstore.mymmode.com /artist.do?artistID=5959224 (461 words)

	Brenda Lee Photos - Brenda Lee News - Brenda Lee Information
		Brenda was born in the charity ward of Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia to Grayce and Ruben Tarpley on December 11, 1944.
		Before Brenda made a name for herself, her father was killed in a construction accident when a hammer was accidently dropped from a higher level and hit him.
		Tell the world what you think of Brenda Lee, write a review for this person.
	www.tv.com /brenda-lee/person/35846/summary.html (164 words)

	Brenda Lee News
		News about Brenda Lee continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Fassie was dubbed "MaBrrrr" by affectionate fans Brenda Fassie - whom Time magazine dubbed the "Madonna of the Townships" - has died in South Africa aged 39.
		To her co-workers, Livingston County Circuit Court clerk Brenda Lee Evans keeps office morale up with her wit, humor and Southern hospitality.
	www.topix.net /who/brenda-lee?scoring=r (681 words)

	Brenda Lee - AOL Music
		Brenda Lee first attracted attention performing in country music venues and her...
		Brenda Lee came to her biggest success on the Pop charts in the late 50s...
		Download, listen and watch Brenda Lee music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
	music.aol.com /artist/brenda-lee/97335/main (134 words)

	Brenda Lee - Songs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Best known as one of the top female pop singers of the early to mid 1960s, Brenda Lee has a long and distinguished career which started at around age 5.
		Lee's long string of pop, country, and R&B hits include the ballad "I'm Sorry" (1960), the rockabilly-styled "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" (1960), "Fool #1" (1961), and "All Alone Am I" (1962).
		Lee was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
	www.allbutforgottenoldies.net /brenda-lee.html (163 words)

	Frankie Avalon and Brenda Lee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Two of the most popular performers of their time - Brenda Lee and Frankie Avalon - will join the stage together at the Branson Variety Theater for a superstar concert series in the Live Music Capital of the World.
		The list of accomplishments between this dynamic duo is long and impressive, including Lee's four Grammy nominations and hundreds of music awards and Avalon's unprecedented teen idol status.
		Lee began singing as a child and was considered a child prodigy by her radio public at the tender age of six.
	www.bransonshows.com /activity/FrankieAvalonandBrendaLee.cfm (214 words)

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