December 11, 1944: Brenda Lee Born

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Suggested Readings

Brenda Lee, with Robert Oermann and Julie Clay, Little Miss Dynamite: The Life and Times of Brenda Lee (New York: Hyperion, 2002).

“Brenda Lee (b. 1944).” New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1681&hl=y

Brenda Lee, The Lady, The Legend: http://www.brendalee.com/

PBS Women Who Rock: http://www.pbs.org/itvs/welcometotheclub/rock.html

Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame: http://rockhall.com/inductees/brenda-lee/

Georgia Music Hall of Fame: http://www.georgiamusicmag.com/georgia-music-hall-of-fame- inductees/listing/brenda-lee/

Country Music Hall of Fame: http://countrymusichalloffame.org/current/view/brenda-lee- dynamite

CMT: http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/lee_brenda/artist.jhtml

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Image Credits

Tarpley, Brenday, Performing at School in Atlanta, 1958 Image courtesy of the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center, ahc071420007

Brenda Tarpley with her family in Atlanta Image courtesy of the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center, ahc071420012

085-03-17-Brenda Lee recording session,1961 Sid O’Berry photograph © Grand Ole Opry Archives

Brenda Lee with unidentified guitarist Image courtesy of the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center, ahc071420003

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Brenda Lee Performing “Dynamite” at the Ozark Jubilee, 1957 Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Brenda Lee Performing “I’m Sorry” on an unidentified Japanese TV Special, circa 1965 Footage Provided by the Country Music Hall of Fame

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