Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee (born December 11, 1944) was an American teen idol and country singer, from Lithonia, Georgia.
She sang in a big adult voice from childhood and began her recording career at age 12 in 1956, with songs like "BIGELOW 6-2000" and "Little Jonah". Her first big hit was "Sweet Nothin's" (1960). As one of the first female idols, Lee was a huge success in the early 1960s with a long string of hits. Her last top-10 single was 1963's "Losing You", although she continued to have moderate success which lasted until her 1966 song "Coming On Strong".
In spite of a few minor hits in the late 1960s and a brief comeback in the 1970s in the country music market, Lee was never able to achieve widespread success again.
Quotation
- "Radio's playing some forgotten song, Brenda Lee's 'Coming on Strong'"
- From "Radar Love" by Golden Earring