Little Miss Dynamite
Brenda Lee- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
- I’m Sorry
- Jambalaya
- Bigelow 6-2000
- One Step At Time
- Dynamite
- Sweet Nothin’s
- That’s All You Gotta Do
- Hallelujah I Love Him So
- I Want To Be Wanted
- Fool #1
- Emotions
- Dum Dum
- Only You
- Blueberry Hill
- It’s The Talk Of The Town
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street
- I’ll Be Seeing You
- Break It To Me Gently
- Walkin’ To New Orleans
- Speak To Me Pretty
- Here Comes That Feeling
- All Alone Am I
John Lennon once said that Brenda Lee had the most authentic Rock n' roll voice of any female singer he had ever heard. Great voice but small body, that’s why she was called “Little Miss Dynamite”; that’s also why in 1959 she’s almost been refused entry from the Olympia while she had to open for Gilbert Bécaud!
It’s true Brenda Mae Tarpley started to sing early. Born on December 11th 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia, she could remember the songs she heard on the radio at the age of three. At age six, she won a local singing contest sponsored by local elementary schools, and would soon be part of a radio show in her home town until 1953. At barely 14, she is at the top of world rock’n’roll. She released her first album in 1959, Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang!, and a second one in 1960, Brenda. This one has been a great success and she then toured Germany, the UK, France, Brazil and the Netherlands. During the 60’s Brenda Lee went on recording unabated. Tracks such as Emotions, I Just Want to be Wanted and You can Depend on me kept her at the top of the charts.
In 1997 Brenda Lee was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
This album – illustrated by Paul Rogers – offers her greatest successes: Rockin’ Aroun the Christmas Tree, I’m Sorry, Jambalaya, and many more…