On this date in 1956 - Spunky Georgia Girl Singer Brenda Lee recorded her first hit for Decca Records. Jambalaya and Bigelow 6-200 started a new career for the petite 11-year-old from Lithonia, GA (near Atlanta). Brenda Mae Tarpley (Brenda Lee) had been singing professionally since age six. She recorded 29 hit songs in the 1960s and became a successful country singer in 1971. Brenda Lee had a pair of number one tunes with I’m Sorry and I Want to be Wanted. She recorded a dozen hits that made it to the top 10.
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That girl could sing. What a powerful voice for such a lil thing.
Will people remember any songs of Britney Spears and Hannah Montanna 50 years from now?
I wonder if Brenda saved any money? Moreover, did she make any back in those days?
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