Real name Brenda Mae Tarpley. Born 1944 in Lithonia, Ga. (the age reference on the label of the early Decca singes is inaccurate). A regular on the Country Music Jubilee (ABC-TV) in 1957.
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Date & Source
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Label & Number
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V
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Titles {& References to LP/CD List}
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As By
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Matrix Numbers
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1956/Sept. 22 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30050
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Bigelow 6-200 {b,c,e,g,i,j,k,n,o,r,t,u,w,y,z, B}
Jambalaya (On The Bayou) {b,c,n,r,v,y, B}
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2
2
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45-100414+
45-100413
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1956/Nov. 3 Bb c&w rev.
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Decca 9-30107
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I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus
Christy Christmas
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2
2
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100419
100418+
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1957/Jan. 26 Bb c&w rev.
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Decca 9-30198
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One Step At A Time {c,n,r,y}
Fairyland
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3
3
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101243+
101242
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1957/May 27 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30333
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Dynamite {b,c,e,n,o,r,y, B}
Love You 'Till I Die {b,e, B}
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4
4
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102330+
102332
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1957/Aug. 19 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30411
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One Teenager To Another {c}
Ain't That Love {c,y}
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4
4
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45-102,333+
45-102,331
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1957/Dec. 23 Bb c&w rev.
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Decca 9-30535
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Rock The Bop {a,b,c,e,f,n,o,p,y, B}
Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues {b,c,e,y, B}
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1
1
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45-103799+
45-103798
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1958/June 23 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30673
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Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar) {c,n,o,r,x,y}
Ring-A-My-Phone {b,c,e,m,n,o,y, B}
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5
6
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104,997+
104,995
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1958/Nov. 17 Bb xmas rev.
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Decca 9-30776
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Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree {c,r,y}
Papa Noel {l}
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1
1
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105,877
105,876+
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1958/Dec. 29 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30806
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Hummin' The Blues Over You
Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home {b,e,n,r,y, B}
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1
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105,881+
105,878
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1959/Apr. 27 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30885
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Let's Jump The Broomstick {b,c,e,f,h,o,r,u,y, B}
Some Of These Days
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1
1
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105,880+
106,528
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1959/Sept. 28 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30967
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Sweet Nothin's {b,c,e,f,m,n,q,r,v,y, B}
Weep No More My Baby {b,c,e,o,r,y, B}
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1
1
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107,963
107,965+
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Decca ED 2678
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Sweet Nothin's
Weep No More My Baby
Hummin' The Blues Over You
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
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Decca ED 2682
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Brenda Lee [monaural]
Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
(If I'm Dreaming) Just Let Me Dream {b,e,y, B}
Be My Love Again
Wee Wee Willies {b,c,e,o,y, B}
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Decca ED 2683
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I'm Sorry [monaural]
Dynamite
Heading Home
I'm Sorry
That's All You Gotta Do
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1960/May 16 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-31093
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I'm Sorry {c,r}
That's All You Gotta Do {b,e,r,y, B}
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1
1
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108,963
108,943+
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1960/Sept. 5 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-31149
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Just A Little {o}
I Want To Be Wanted (Per Tutta La Vita) {r}
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1
1
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108,945+
109,493
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Decca ED 2695
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I Want To Be Wanted
Just A Little
Teach Me Tonight
Walkin' To New Orleans
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1960/Dec. 26 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 31195
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Emotions {c,r}
I'm Learning About Love {o}
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1
1
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109,492
109,520+
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Decca ED 2702
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Brenda Lee [monaural]
Dum Dum
Eventually
When I Fall In Love
Build A Big Fence
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Decca ED 2704
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Lover, Come Back To Me [monaural]
Lover, Come Back To Me
Kansas City {b,e,n,o,r, B}
All The Way
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
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1961/Mar. 20 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 31231
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You Can Depend On Me {r}
It's Never Too Late
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1
1
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110,071
109,519+
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1961/June 12 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 31272
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Dum Dum {b,c,e,r,v,y, B}
Eventually
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110639
110638
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1961/Sept. 18 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 31309
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Anybody But Me
Fool #1 {r}
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1
1
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111,046+
111,045
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Decca ED 2716
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Break It To Me Gently [monaural]
Break It To Me Gently
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Tragedy
So Deep
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Decca ED 2725
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Everybody Loves Me But You [monaural]
Everybody Loves Me But You
Here Comes That Feeling
You've Got Me Crying Again
Lazy River
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1
1
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S 4372
S 4373+
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Decca ED 2745
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Fly Me To The Moon [monaural]
Fly Me To The Moon
My Coloring Book
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
What Kind Of Fool Am I?
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1962/Jan. 6 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 31348
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Break It To Me Gently {r}
So Deep {n,o,r}
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1
1
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111,044
111,047+
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1962/Apr. 7 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 31379
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Here Comes That Feeling {c,d}
Everybody Loves Me But You {r}
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1
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111,915
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1962/July (Bb est.)
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Decca 31407
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Heart In Hand {r}
It Started All Over Again
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1
1
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111,916
112,267+
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1962/Sept. 15 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 31424
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Save All Your Lovin' For Me
All Alone Am I {c,r}
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1
1
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112,502+
112,498
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1962/Dec. (Bb est.)
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Decca 31454
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Your Used To Be
She'll Never Know
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112503
112863
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1963/Mar. (Bb est.)
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Decca 31478
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Losing You {r}
He's So Heavenly
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1
1
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113,199
112,501
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1963/June (Bb est.)
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Decca 31510
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I Wonder {r}
My Whole World Is Falling Down {r}
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1
1
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113,197
113,366+
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1963/Sept. (Bb est.)
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Decca 31539
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The Grass Is Greener {r}
Sweet Impossible You
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1963/Dec. (Bb est.)
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Decca 31570
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As Usual {c,r}
Lonely Lonely Lonely Me
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1964/Feb. (Bb est.)
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Decca 31599
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Think
The Waiting Game
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1
1
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114,480
114,477
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1964/May (Bb est.)
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Decca 31628
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Alone With You
My Dreams
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1964/Aug. 1 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 31654
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When You Loved Me
He's Sure To Remember Me
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1
1
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115,026
115,027+
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1964/Oct. (Bb est.)
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Decca 31687
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Jingle Bell Rock
Winter Wonderland
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1
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115,002
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1964/Nov. 28 Bb xmas rev.
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Decca 31688
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This Time Of The Year
Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day
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1
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114,944
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1964/Oct. 10 Bb hot rev.
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Decca 31690
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Is It True {r}
Just Behind The Rainbow
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1
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115,162
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1966 (Bb est.)
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Decca 32018
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Coming On Strong {c,r}
You Keep Coming Back To Me
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1
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117,810
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1959
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Decca DL 78873
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Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! [stereo]
Some Of These Days [stereo vers.]
Pennies From Heaven [stereo vers.]
Baby Face [stereo vers.] {b,e,f,n,o, B}
A Good Man Is Hard To Find [stereo vers.]
Just Because [stereo vers.]
Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye [stereo vers.]
Ballin' The Jack [stereo vers.]
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody [stereo vers.]
Pretty Baby [stereo vers.]
Side By Side [stereo vers.]
Back In Your Own Back Yard [stereo vers.]
St. Louis Blues [stereo vers.]
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1960
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Decca DL 74039
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Brenda Lee [stereo]
Sweet Nothin's [stereo vers.]
I'm Sorry [stereo vers.]
That's All You Gotta Do [stereo vers.]
Heading Home [stereo vers.]
Wee Wee Willie [stereo vers.]
Let's Jump The Broomstick [stereo vers.]
Dynamite [stereo vers.]
Weep No More My Baby [stereo vers.]
Jambalaya (On The Bayou) [stereo vers.]
(If I'm Dreaming) Just Let Me Dream [stereo vers.]
Be My Love Again [stereo vers.]
My Baby Likes Western Guys [stereo vers.]
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1960
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Decca DL 74082
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This Is Brenda [stereo]
When My Dreamboat Comes Home [stereo vers.]
I Want To Be Wanted [stereo vers.]
Just A Little [stereo vers.]
Pretend [stereo vers.]
Love And Learn [stereo vers.]
Teach Me Tonight [stereo vers.]
Hallelujah I Love Him So [stereo vers.]
Walkin' To New Orleans [stereo vers.]
Blueberry Hill [stereo vers.]
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, And Me) [stereo vers.]
Build A Big Fence [stereo vers.]
If I Didn't Care [stereo vers.]
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1961
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Decca DL 74104
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Emotions [stereo]
Emotions [stereo vers.]
Just Another Lie [stereo vers.]
If You Love Me [stereo vers.]
Crazy Talk [stereo vers.]
When I Fall In Love [stereo vers.]
Around The World [stereo vers.]
Swanee River Rock [stereo vers.]
Will You Love Me Tomorrow [stereo vers.]
I'm Learning About Love [stereo vers.]
Georgia On My Mind [stereo vers.]
Cry [stereo vers.]
I'm In The Mood For Love [stereo vers.]
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1961
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Decca DL 74176
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All The Way [stereo]
Lover, Come Back To Me [stereo vers.]
All The Way [stereo vers.]
Dum Dum [stereo vers.]
On The Sunny Side Of The Street [stereo
vers.]
Talkin' 'Bout You [stereo vers.]
Someone To Love Me [stereo vers.]
Do I Worry [stereo vers.]
Tragedy [stereo vers.]
Kansas City [stereo vers.]
Eventually [stereo vers.]
Speak To Me Pretty [stereo vers.]
The Big Chance [stereo vers.]
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1962
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Decca DL 74216
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Sincerely, Brenda Lee [stereo]
You Always Hurt The One You Love [stereo vers.]
Lazy River [stereo vers.]
You've Got Me Crying Again [stereo vers.]
It's The Talk Of The Town [stereo vers.]
Send Me Some Lovin' [stereo vers.]
How Deep Is The Ocean [stereo vers.]
I'll Always Be In Love With You [stereo vers.]
I Miss You So [stereo vers.]
Fools Rush In [stereo vers.]
Only You [stereo vers.]
Hold Me [stereo vers.]
I'll Be Seeing You [stereo vers.]
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1962
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Decca DL 74326
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Brenda, That's All [stereo]
I'm Sitting On Top Of The World [stereo vers.]
Fool #1 [stereo vers.]
White Silver Sands [stereo vers.]
Just Out Of Reach [stereo vers.]
Sweethearts On Parade [stereo vers.]
It's A Lonesome Old Town (When You're Not Around) [stereo ver]
Organ Grinder's Swing [stereo vers.] {n,o}
Gonna Find Me A Bluebird [stereo vers.]
Why Me? [stereo vers.]
Valley Of Tears [stereo vers.]
Someday You'll Want Me To Want You [stereo vers.]
You Can Depend On Me [stereo vers.]
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Additional Tracks on Comps
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1956
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Decca unissued
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Bigelow 6-200 [alt. vers.] {s}
Doodlebug Rag {c, A}
Some People {c}
Your Cheatin' Heart {c}
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100417
100415
100416
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1959
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Decca unissued
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The Stroll {c,n}
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106319
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1960
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Decca unissued
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Jambalaya (On The Bayou) [stereo vers.] {e}
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1961
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Decca unissued
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Speak To Me Pretty {c}
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110641
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[need info]
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The Big Chance {b,e, B}
Do I Worry (Yes I Do) {b,e, B}
Hallelujah I Love Him So {n}
Learning About Love {n}
Let The Four Winds Blow {n}
Love And Learn {y}
My Baby Likes Western Guys {b,e,y, B}
My Coloring Book {r}
New Orleans {n}
Someday You'll Want Me To Want You {r}
Talkin' 'Bout You {n}
What'd I Say {n}
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Acknowledgments:
Bear Family CD BCD 15772,
Bear Family catalog,
CMF Library,
Bill Davis,
Udo Frank,
Toni Grundner,
Penny Hall,
Bernd Hermoneit,
Shane Hughes,
Kurt Krauter,
Gerd Miller,
Jan Myren,
John Spurling,
Don Stilton,
Perica Sucevic,
Perica ` Sucevic,
Gilles Vignal,
Joe Wajgel,
Bjorn Witlox,
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