From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Brenda Lee born Brenda Mae Tarpley December 11 1944 is an American performer and the topcharting 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 known for her 1960 hit Im Sorry and 1958s Rockin Around the Christmas Tree which has become a Christmas standard At 4 feet 9 inches tall approximately 145 cm she received the nickname Little Miss Dynamite in 1957 after recording the song Dynamite when she was 12 and was one of the earliest pop stars to have a major contemporary international following In 1969 Lee returned to the charts with her recording Johnny One Time The song reached 3 on Billboards Adult Contemporary Chart and 41 on Billboards Hot 100 The song also earned Lee her second Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Later success came with a return to her roots as a country singer with a string of hits through the 1970s and 1980s She is a member of the Rock and Roll Country Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame She is also a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Lee is the only woman to be inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Country Music Halls of Fame
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