Lee’s mature vocal talent earned her frequent comparisons with the 'Wizard of Oz' star in the early days of her career, and Judy Garland gave her some poignant advice.

Brenda Lee: My mother told me ... Robert: By the time of the 1950s, American show business is getting kind of sophisticated. I mean, they’re figuring out television and… The tools that ...

After rising to more prominence for her rockabilly style during the late 1950s, Brenda Lee would record the Christmas classic. While "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" is one of the biggest ...

Shortly after Brenda Lee visited England, the Silver Beetles changed their name to the Beatles, and the rest is history. The skiffle-turned-rock band would become one of the most popular acts of ...

The musicians, she recalls, nailed it in a couple of takes. That’s about it. After all, Brenda Lee was 13 years old at the time — and it was 66 years ago, in 1958. Somewhat implausibly ...

Brenda Lee On ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ Legacy Although “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” sold steadily throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, its status as a beloved cross ...

also opens up about how she's spending her milestone 80th birthday Alexa King Stone Last year, music icon Brenda Lee was crowned the honorary Queen of Christmas when her 1958 classic “Rockin ...

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings' becomes Lee's first leader on an album chart. By Jim Asker Brenda Lee reaches another landmark as the legend notches her first ch ...

Brenda Lee singing in Japanese ] And he had a student ... that goes -- that gets you a long way. -By the time of the 1950s, American show business is getting kind of sophisticated.