Brenda Lee

beep.click · December 21st, 2008, 12:41 PM

HELP!!! My musical tastes are changing, randomly and uncontrollably.

All I did was look up "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" on YouTube. And I couldn't stop... now I'm on a Brenda Lee kick.

I don't get it. Too weird. I gotta go. I gotta go to the store, and find a Brenda Lee CD...

ScatMan · December 21st, 2008, 01:21 PM

Hey man, don't fight the feeling.

Eric Karonen · December 21st, 2008, 01:39 PM

She was a good one!

Gilamnstr · December 21st, 2008, 01:43 PM

I haven't listened to a lot of her other music, but I really like her voice and that version of "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree" is my all-time favorite Christmas song.

mickeydean · December 21st, 2008, 01:50 PM

i feel you. same thing happened to me.

she is considered by many to be a rockabilly pioneer.

you don't usually think of her in the same vein as young elvis , but once you do and go back and listen, you learn stuff about the whole vibe that you can use.

byrdbrain · December 21st, 2008, 02:01 PM

I listened to "Bigelow 6-200" the other day.
Red hot, with Grady Martin smoking on guitar.
She was still "Little" Brenda Lee then.

Eric Karonen · December 21st, 2008, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by byrdbrain

I listened to "Bigelow 6-200" the other day.
Red hot, with Grady Martin smoking on guitar.
She was still "Little" Brenda Lee then.

Just about the same time as "Little Stevie Wonder!"

DAK · December 21st, 2008, 02:17 PM

I bought her two disc anthology series several years ago... contains most of the early hits (minus a few flip sides that made the Billboard charts) on up to the 70s country hits like "Big Four Poster Bed." A great singer, augmented by top-notch Nashville production. One of my faves is "That's All You Gotta Do," written by Jerry Reed; with "I'm Sorry," it was a two-sided hit in 1960.

fenderix · December 21st, 2008, 03:10 PM

Mmm ... this takes me back...

"Little Miss Dynamite" with hits like "Sweet Nothin's", "I'm Sorry" and "My Whole World Is Fallin' Down", had that extra power in her voice.

If my memory serves me right (it does happen you know ...) four young lads from Liverpool called The Beatles opened for her on one of her first UK-tours.

jwj4856 · December 21st, 2008, 03:30 PM

The very first concert I went to was in 1964 or 1965 was to see Brenda Lee in Natchitoches Louisiana. I was just a plain ole simple 11 or 12 year old and got to go to a concert like that with the biggest plus being that she sang sweet nothin's and wanted someone from the audience to come up on stage with her while she sang it to them and I was the one picked, I almost peed in my pants, got to hold her hand and get a pic with her and autograph and everything, and I thought I was in Heaven. It was great and I have listened to Brenda ever since then.

fendertx · December 21st, 2008, 03:30 PM

Brend Lee is great ! After you cut your teeth on her, do yourself a favor and listen Wanda Jackson

Check her out with Joe Maphis

jimmybusk · December 21st, 2008, 09:22 PM

One Question... Who did the 2 note guitar on that rockin' round the Christmas tree ? Could it have been Hank Garland? Jack ?.., TJ ?... ,Mark ? ....Maybe we should forget about the latter {after reading about that motorcycle charade,I just don't know if we can trust his judgement !] ....hee-hee !

JamonHamon · December 21st, 2008, 09:47 PM

Break it to me gently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDHBliRDiow

fretbuzzard · December 21st, 2008, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamonHamon

Break it to me gently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDHBliRDiow

Nice!

nashville sound · December 21st, 2008, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmybusk

One Question... Who did the 2 note guitar on that rockin' round the Christmas tree ? Could it have been Hank Garland? Jack ?.., TJ ?... ,Mark ? ....Maybe we should forget about the latter {after reading about that motorcycle charade,I just don't know if we can trust his judgement !] ....hee-hee !

It was Hank Garland playing that great riff.

ray jr.
www.rayedenton.com

Dave Hopping · December 22nd, 2008, 12:20 AM

Hmmm.....Can anyone think of another rock and roll babe 10-15 years later,who also had THE look of the day,and a voice that would melt your heart while it burned you down-and who also put some country into her rock and roll?
Brenda Lee should have done some stuff with Buck Owens& the Buckaroos(the Ventures,too);Linda Ronstadt should have done something with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Westerly Sunn · December 22nd, 2008, 05:33 AM

I used to have a double album of her greatest hits on cassette. I loved it. My buddies hated that I loved it...

Capperdan · December 22nd, 2008, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwj4856

The very first concert I went to was in 1964 or 1965 was to see Brenda Lee in Natchitoches Louisiana. I was just a plain ole simple 11 or 12 year old and got to go to a concert like that with the biggest plus being that she sang sweet nothin's and wanted someone from the audience to come up on stage with her while she sang it to them and I was the one picked, I almost peed in my pants, got to hold her hand and get a pic with her and autograph and everything, and I thought I was in Heaven. It was great and I have listened to Brenda ever since then.

Wow, you should get in on Bucko's thread about a brush with fame. That is a cool story...,seriously. (I am amazed at how many almost-famous people are on this forum.)

vjf1968 · December 22nd, 2008, 12:39 PM

Don't forget "Is It True" with a young Jimmy Page playing guitar.

Scotland · December 22nd, 2008, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nashville sound

It was Hank Garland playing that great riff.

ray jr.
www.rayedenton.com

I love that sound !!!

mudbean · December 22nd, 2008, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by beep.click

... now I'm on a Brenda Lee kick.

I don't get it. Too weird. I gotta go. I gotta go to the store, and find a Brenda Lee CD...

Yikes!! I had no idea ... it happened to me, too - I checked out one of the youtube links, then I couldn't stop. Did you catch the one with young Sir Paul judging a Brenda Lee lookalike contest?

I'm off to Rhapsody, thanks for the tip ...

mud

jimmybusk · December 22nd, 2008, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nashville sound

It was Hank Garland playing that great riff.

ray jr.
www.rayedenton.com

Thanks ! Its amazing how those 2 or 3 notes can add so much personality to a song.

beep.click · December 22nd, 2008, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamonHamon

Break it to me gently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDHBliRDiow

Wow.

jeffallwood · December 22nd, 2008, 11:37 PM

I'll always remember the obscene Christmas song:

"...later we'll have some f*&^(*) pie,
and we'll do some carolling..."

(One of those "mis-heard" lyrics...since I "heard" it that way, it has consistently cracked me up!)

mickeydean · December 23rd, 2008, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffallwood

I'll always remember the obscene Christmas song:

"...later we'll have some f*&^(*) pie,
and we'll do some carolling..."

(One of those "mis-heard" lyrics...since I "heard" it that way, it has consistently cracked me up!)

my favorite is "later on we'll perspire, as we dream by the fire"

i figure, ok the fire is hot so they got naked and worked up a sweat.

it's not brenda lee but it is johnny mathis. how's THAT for a visual?

HighTower · December 23rd, 2008, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beep.click

All I did was look up "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" on YouTube. And I couldn't stop... now I'm on a Brenda Lee kick.
I don't get it. Too weird. I gotta go. I gotta go to the store, and find a Brenda Lee CD...

I posted that as my all time Christmas fave song on a thread here. If I had anything to do with your search that makes me feel good; if I didn't, it still makes me feel good!
She does my fave version of "Always on My Mind" as well; you will never hear Elvis and Willies versions in the same way again.
Fool #1 is another all time CLASSIC! Go get the greatest CD, but don't overlook her later country stuff either.

NJ Joe G · December 23rd, 2008, 03:15 PM

Scroll down the page and check out her awards and recognitions.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Country Music Hall of Fame!!!!! Wow

http://www.brendalee.com/pages/biography.html

twangcaster1 · December 23rd, 2008, 03:20 PM

Hey, man. Don't fight it, love it!(Drag...cough.)

smsuryan · December 23rd, 2008, 06:16 PM

let's not forget anne murray..

DAK · December 24th, 2008, 12:44 AM

I hear Brenda Lee will receive a Lifetime Achievement award at the GRAMMYs in February. Well deserved.

December 21st, 2008, 12:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
beep.click Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Age: 50 Posts: 2,915	Brenda Lee HELP!!! My musical tastes are changing, randomly and uncontrollably. All I did was look up "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" on YouTube. And I couldn't stop... now I'm on a Brenda Lee kick. I don't get it. Too weird. I gotta go. I gotta go to the store, and find a Brenda Lee CD... __________________ "It looked like a giant green gum drop to me."

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Eric Karonen Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 57 Posts: 2,634	She was a good one! __________________ Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. --Pope (1688-1744)

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Gilamnstr Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southern CA Age: 46 Posts: 645 6 Photos	I haven't listened to a lot of her other music, but I really like her voice and that version of "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree" is my all-time favorite Christmas song. __________________ Mac

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mickeydean Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2008 Location: millersville Age: 55 Posts: 838	i feel you. same thing happened to me. she is considered by many to be a rockabilly pioneer. you don't usually think of her in the same vein as young elvis , but once you do and go back and listen, you learn stuff about the whole vibe that you can use. __________________ I'm not getting older, I'm getting LOUDER. http://www.soundclick.com/mickeydean

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byrdbrain Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sweden Age: 51 Posts: 1,669 4 Photos	I listened to "Bigelow 6-200" the other day. Red hot, with Grady Martin smoking on guitar. She was still "Little" Brenda Lee then. __________________ In vino securitas

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ScatMan Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: TexasLand Posts: 663	Hey man, don't fight the feeling.

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DAK Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 620	I bought her two disc anthology series several years ago... contains most of the early hits (minus a few flip sides that made the Billboard charts) on up to the 70s country hits like "Big Four Poster Bed." A great singer, augmented by top-notch Nashville production. One of my faves is "That's All You Gotta Do," written by Jerry Reed; with "I'm Sorry," it was a two-sided hit in 1960. __________________ DAK

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fenderix Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,287	Mmm ... this takes me back... "Little Miss Dynamite" with hits like "Sweet Nothin's", "I'm Sorry" and "My Whole World Is Fallin' Down", had that extra power in her voice. If my memory serves me right (it does happen you know ...) four young lads from Liverpool called The Beatles opened for her on one of her first UK-tours.

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jwj4856 Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: shreveport, LA Age: 56 Posts: 285	The very first concert I went to was in 1964 or 1965 was to see Brenda Lee in Natchitoches Louisiana. I was just a plain ole simple 11 or 12 year old and got to go to a concert like that with the biggest plus being that she sang sweet nothin's and wanted someone from the audience to come up on stage with her while she sang it to them and I was the one picked, I almost peed in my pants, got to hold her hand and get a pic with her and autograph and everything, and I thought I was in Heaven. It was great and I have listened to Brenda ever since then.

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fendertx Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston Age: 35 Posts: 105 5 Photos	Brend Lee is great ! After you cut your teeth on her, do yourself a favor and listen Wanda Jackson Check her out with Joe Maphis

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jimmybusk Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kew Gardens N.Y. Posts: 582	One Question... Who did the 2 note guitar on that rockin' round the Christmas tree ? Could it have been Hank Garland? Jack ?.., TJ ?... ,Mark ? ....Maybe we should forget about the latter {after reading about that motorcycle charade,I just don't know if we can trust his judgement !] ....hee-hee ! __________________ Click on my name to see a couple more carved guitar threads .:

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JamonHamon Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: City of Lost Angels Posts: 1,667	Break it to me gently http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDHBliRDiow

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Dave Hopping Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Aurora,Colorado Posts: 971	Hmmm.....Can anyone think of another rock and roll babe 10-15 years later,who also had THE look of the day,and a voice that would melt your heart while it burned you down-and who also put some country into her rock and roll? Brenda Lee should have done some stuff with Buck Owens& the Buckaroos(the Ventures,too);Linda Ronstadt should have done something with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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Westerly Sunn Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S.E. North Carolina Posts: 1,374 34 Photos	I used to have a double album of her greatest hits on cassette. I loved it. My buddies hated that I loved it... __________________ My white hairs had you fooled, didn't they, son? Yes, Sir! Ha! Drive on!!!

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vjf1968 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia Age: 41 Posts: 1,449 9 Photos	Don't forget "Is It True" with a young Jimmy Page playing guitar. __________________ "the cult aesthetic of liking only what's obscure is just as sick of being mindlessly led around by the nose" -Mark Mothersbaugh http://www.theabsinthedrinkers.com/index.html

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jeffallwood Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 119 6 Photos	I'll always remember the obscene Christmas song: "...later we'll have some f&^() pie, and we'll do some carolling..." (One of those "mis-heard" lyrics...since I "heard" it that way, it has consistently cracked me up!)

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NJ Joe G TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Neptune, NJ Age: 59 Posts: 34	Scroll down the page and check out her awards and recognitions. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Country Music Hall of Fame!!!!! Wow http://www.brendalee.com/pages/biography.html

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twangcaster1 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Posts: 2,199 15 Photos	Hey, man. Don't fight it, love it!(Drag...cough.) __________________ Louisiana Twangmaker

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smsuryan Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Missouri Age: 34 Posts: 738	let's not forget anne murray.. __________________ "I have loved some ladies, and I have loved jim beam, and they both tried to kill me, in 1973." -Hank R

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DAK Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 620	I hear Brenda Lee will receive a Lifetime Achievement award at the GRAMMYs in February. Well deserved. __________________ DAK