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The above Billboard 11/26/1966 ad was digitally re-imaged and completely restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song’s 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee’s original version had sold over 25 million copies with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. Because of her mature-sounding voice, Lee recorded this song when she was only thirteen years old. The recording features Hank Garland and Harold Bradley on guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, Boots Randolph on sax, Bob Moore on bass, and veteran session player Buddy Harman on drums.
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(Source: Wikipedia)
— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —
DECEMBER 20 * 06 * BRENDA LEE
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—ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE—
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song’s 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee’s original version had sold over 25 million copies with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. Because of her mature-sounding voice, Lee recorded this song when she was only thirteen years old. The recording features Hank Garland and Harold Bradley on guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, Boots Randolph on sax, Bob Moore on bass, and veteran session player Buddy Harman on drums.
(Source: WiKipedia)
— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —
BRENDA LEE * 05 * DECEMBER 21
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Brenda Lee, pictured here, is surrounded by five Detroit Radio deejays at The Roostertail in 1965. Billboard magazine (w/photo), April 10, 1965. (Offered on eBay in 2012).
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A MCRFB news brief:
Brenda Wows Teeners In Detroit
DETROIT — The famous Roostertail night club here broke a precedent last Sunday, March 14, by scheduling an early evening performance to allow youngsters to catch Brenda Lee’s act there. The special show, which began at 6:30 p.m., was oversold and reservation had to be turned down even though the show was only advertised four days in advance.
The young Decca artist apologized to the adults in the audience who accompanied their youngsters, for pegging the special show exclusively to the teenagers. Her showmanship and candor at the Detroit night club event was rewarded with heavy applause throughout the show and was capped with a standing ovation from both adults and teens in concluding the surprise early-evening event at the club’s famous Upperdeck ballroom. END.
Brenda Lee, “Little Miss Dynamite,” with a rare charted single, “Rusty Bells,” from 1965.
(Information and news source: Billboard; March 27, 1965).
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From the MCRFB news archives:
Brenda Lee Hurt Slightly as Fire Destroys Her House
NASHVILLE — A raging fire recently gutted the luxurious home of popular songstress Brenda Lee, Monday, December 31, 1962, which resulted in slight injuries to Brenda when she tried in vain to save her famous poodle, Cee Cee, from the soaring flames and smoke.
The fire, which was attributed to a faulty electrical wiring with a household appliance, swept the nine-room home, valued at $37,000, leaving all but a single bedroom in total ruin.
Dub Albritton, Brenda’s manager, said the star’s $25,000 wardrobe of stage clothes and costumes was completely destroyed. They were not insured, though the house and property was.
Brenda was at home with her mother and several other relatives when the fire started. All except Brenda were asleep when the country/pop star, who was watching a late-night television program, noticed smoke in the house.
All were awakened and stood outside in frigid 20-degree temperatures when the eighteen-year old singer, barefooted and wearing only a house robe, went back into the burning house to retrieve her poodle, Cee Cee.
The dog, one of four, was unaccounted for and missing immediately after the blaze broke out. But she was too late. The little poodle, who had traveled the globe with Brenda, was found expired having succumbed to heavy smoke inhalation. The singer’s hair was singed and one of her eyes sustained injury, Albritton said. He said the eye injury was not considered serious.
In addition to her missing poodle, more than 80 stuff animals collected by Miss Lee were lost in the fire.
In the house when the fire began were Miss Lee’s mother, Mrs. Grace Rainwater; her brother, Randy; her sister, Mrs. Ralph McFalls and her husband, and her niece, Lisa McFalls. No one, outside of Brenda, were injured.
“I don’t know how it started,” Mrs. Rainwater said in a recent Nashville newspaper article. “Suddenly there was just smoke all over the place. We just got out and let it go.” END.
(Information and news source: Billboard; January 12, 1963).
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