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Brenda Lee was born Brenda Mae Tarpley on December 11, 1944 in the charity ward of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She went to several grade schools, mostly in Georgia, and attended Maplewood High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Brenda graduated from Hollywood Professional School in California on June 12, 1963.
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, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Lee Ann Womack, Vince Gill and Brenda Lee, has been on display since last spring. The exhibit closes with a live auction of the 100-pound guitars at the GuitarTown Auction Gala Event on Feb. 23 to benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, The DISTRICT, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the United Way of Nashville.
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Brenda Lee first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in December of 1957. There she met Elvis Presley and will always remember with fondness appearing on the show with him.
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Celebrating over 50 years as a recording artist, Brenda Lee was given the Jo Meador-Walker Lifetime Achievement award by Source Nashville in September 2006. She is the second recipient of the award, Jo Meador-Walker being the first.
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In July 1965, Brenda conquered Japan with her first of many tours. Her first Japanese recording was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee on February 16, 1965. The song was "One Rainy Night in Tokyo" sung in English and Japanese. This song became one of Brenda's many gold records and one of many standards in Japan. On July 13, 1965, Brenda recorded three Christmas songs ("White Christmas", "Silent Night," and "Jingle Bells"), originally released on the "Merry Christmas" album, in Japan. These three songs were never released in the United States.
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One of the female founders of rock and roll, Brenda Lee is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and has twice been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She makes her home in Nashville.
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