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Brenda Lee, real name Brenda Mae Tarpley (born
December 11, 1944), was an American teen idol and
country music|country singer from Lithonia,
Georgia.  

She sang in a big adult voice from childhood and
began her recording career at age 12 in 1956, with
songs like "BIGELOW 6-2000" and "Little Jonah". 
The song "Dynamite" coming out of a 4 ft 9 in
(1.45 meter) frame led to her lifelong nickname,
"Little Miss Dynamite".  

Along with Connie Francis, she was one of the
first female idols, achieving huge popularity with
a long string of hits. At Christmas 1958 she hit
the top of the charts with "Rockin' Around the
Christmas Tree."  Then, disc jockeys also dubbed
her "Little Miss Razz Matazz" after her husky,
pounding voice belted out her second big hit,
"Sweet Nothin's."

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.  She was later
joined in the same category by the late female
singer Patsy Cline. In 1963, Lee released an album
of uptempo American standards titled Sincerely,
Brenda Lee.  

Her last top-10 single was 1963's "Losing You",
was a moderate success, while she continued to
have other chart songs such as her 1966 song
"Coming On Strong". 

As of this writing in the new millennium, she is
best remembered for her hit single "I'm Sorry", a
favorite song heard continuously on the radio by
her fans across the world.

Over the ensuing years, Brenda Lee continues to
record and perform all around the world,
previously cutting records in four different
languages.

She is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Rockabilly
Hall of Fame. 

==A few of Brenda Lee's better-known hits==
* "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (1956)
* "Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues"  (1957)
* "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"   (1958)
* "Sweet Nothin's"   (1959)
* "I'm Sorry"   (1960)
* "Break It to Me Gently"    (1962)
* "All Alone Am I"   (1962)

==Quotation==
*"Radio's playing some forgotten song, Brenda
Lee's 'Coming on Strong'"
::From "Radar Love" by Golden Earring

==See also==
*Best selling music artists — World's
top-selling music artists chart.
*Always On My Mind — Always On My Mind
(Original Artist of)

==External link==
*http://www.brendalee.com www.brendalee.com
*http://vagalume.uol.com.br/artista/b/brenda-lee.h
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