On Friday 11 December 2020, Gene Watson remembered Brenda Lee on her 76th birthday.
‘We definitely want to wish a very ‘Happy Birthday’ to one of the greatest, but also the nicest, ladies in the music business.
She has had so many hits that, in the 1960s, she is only surpassed in hits by Elvis Presley (Tuesday 8 January 1935 – Tuesday 16 August 1977), The Beatles and Ray Charles (Tuesday 23 September 1930 – Thursday 10 June 2004).
She’s been an icon since a young girl and deserves to be in three Halls of Fame – and she is.
Please wish Brenda Lee a Happy 76th birthday today’
What’s your favorite Brenda Lee song? Here’s one: ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’, which was written by Johnny Marks (Wednesday 10 November 1909 – Tuesday 3 September 1985)‘
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• Gene Watson on Facebook
In October 1964, Brenda Lee saw the release of ‘Merry Christmas From Brenda Lee’ (Decca Records, 1964); one of the included tracks was ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’, which was written by Johnny Marks (Wednesday 10 November 1909 – Tuesday 3 September 1985), which reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1958, No.62 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1958, No.53 on the Australian Chart in 1958, and No.6 on the United Kingdom (pop music) Singles Chart in 1958.
