Brenda Mae Tarpley

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Brenda Mae Tarpley, better known as Brenda Lee, is an American pop and country singer famed for her powerful voice and classic hits like "I'm Sorry" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
recording artist
activeYearsStart 1950s
alsoKnownAs Little Miss Dynamite NERFINISHED
associatedAct Owen Bradley NERFINISHED
associatedGenreScene Nashville sound NERFINISHED
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED
birthDate 1944-12-11
birthPlace Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Tarpley NERFINISHED
genre country
pop
rockabilly
givenName Brenda NERFINISHED
hasSold over 100 million records worldwide
influenced Dolly Parton NERFINISHED
Elton John NERFINISHED
Taylor Swift NERFINISHED
languageOfPerformance English
memberOf Country Music Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
name Brenda Mae Tarpley NERFINISHED
notableAchievement multiple top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100
one of the best-selling female artists of the 1960s
notableCharacteristic short stature
notableFor Christmas standard Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree NERFINISHED
early rock and roll era teen idol status
notableSongType Christmas music standard
notableWork All Alone Am I NERFINISHED
Break It to Me Gently NERFINISHED
I'm Sorry NERFINISHED
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree NERFINISHED
Sweet Nothin's NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 2
occupation singer
songwriter
recordLabel Decca Records
MCA Records
residence Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Ronnie Shacklett NERFINISHED
stageName Brenda Lee NERFINISHED
voiceType powerful voice

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Brenda Lee birthName Brenda Mae Tarpley