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Lee, Brenda

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.

References:
   Official website (with comprehensive discography)
   Article and discography in issue 18 (1978) of New Kommotion.
   Feature article and discography in issue 58 (1995) of Rockin' Fifties.


Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source Label & Number V Titles {& References to LP/CD List} As By Matrix Numbers
1956/Sept. 22
Bb pop rev.
Decca 9-30050 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}
2
2
45-100414+
45-100413
1956/Nov. 3
Bb c&w rev.
Decca 9-30107 I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus
Christy Christmas
2
2
100419
100418+
1957/Jan. 26
Bb c&w rev.
Decca 9-30198 One Step At A Time {c,n,r,y}
Fairyland
3
3
101243+
101242
1957/May 27
Bb pop rev.
Decca 9-30333 Dynamite {b,c,e,n,o,r,y, B}
Love You 'Till I Die {b,e, B}
4
4
102330+
102332
1957/Aug. 19
Bb pop rev.
Decca 9-30411 One Teenager To Another {c}
Ain't That Love {c,y}
4
4
45-102,333+
45-102,331
1957/Dec. 23
Bb c&w rev.
Decca 9-30535 Rock The Bop {a,b,c,e,f,n,o,p,y, B}
Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues {b,c,e,y, B}
1
1
45-103799+
45-103798
1958/June 23
Bb pop rev.
Decca 9-30673 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}
5
6
104,997+
104,995
1958/Nov. 17
Bb xmas rev.
Decca 9-30776 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree {c,r,y}
Papa Noel {l}
1
1
105,877
105,876+
1958/Dec. 29
Bb pop rev.
Decca 9-30806 Hummin' The Blues Over You
Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home {b,e,n,r,y, B}
1
 
105,881+
105,878
1959/Apr. 27
Bb pop rev.
Decca 9-30885 Let's Jump The Broomstick {b,c,e,f,h,o,r,u,y, B}
Some Of These Days
1
1
105,880+
106,528
1959/Sept. 28
Bb pop rev.
Decca 9-30967 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}
1
1
107,963
107,965+
 
 
Decca ED 2678   Sweet Nothin's
Weep No More My Baby
Hummin' The Blues Over You
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decca ED 2682   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}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decca ED 2683   I'm Sorry  [monaural]
Dynamite
Heading Home
I'm Sorry
That's All You Gotta Do
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1960/May 16
Bb pop rev.
Decca 9-31093 I'm Sorry {c,r}
That's All You Gotta Do {b,e,r,y, B}
1
1
108,963
108,943+
1960/Sept. 5
Bb pop rev.
Decca 9-31149 Just A Little {o}
I Want To Be Wanted (Per Tutta La Vita) {r}
1
1
108,945+
109,493
 
 
Decca ED 2695   I Want To Be Wanted
Just A Little
Teach Me Tonight
Walkin' To New Orleans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1960/Dec. 26
Bb pop rev.
Decca 31195 Emotions {c,r}
I'm Learning About Love {o}
1
1
109,492
109,520+
 
 
Decca ED 2702   Brenda Lee  [monaural]
Dum Dum
Eventually
When I Fall In Love
Build A Big Fence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decca ED 2704   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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1961/Mar. 20
Bb pop rev.
Decca 31231 You Can Depend On Me {r}
It's Never Too Late
1
1
110,071
109,519+
1961/June 12
Bb pop rev.
Decca 31272   Dum Dum {b,c,e,r,v,y, B}
Eventually
 
 
110639
110638
1961/Sept. 18
Bb pop rev.
Decca 31309 Anybody But Me
Fool #1 {r}
1
1
111,046+
111,045
 
 
Decca ED 2716   Break It To Me Gently  [monaural]
Break It To Me Gently
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Tragedy
So Deep
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decca ED 2725   Everybody Loves Me But You  [monaural]
Everybody Loves Me But You
Here Comes That Feeling
You've Got Me Crying Again
Lazy River
 
1
 
1
 
 
S 4372
 
S 4373+
 
 
 
Decca ED 2745   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?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1962/Jan. 6
Bb pop rev.
Decca 31348 Break It To Me Gently {r}
So Deep {n,o,r}
1
1
111,044
111,047+
1962/Apr. 7
Bb pop rev.
Decca 31379 Here Comes That Feeling {c,d}
Everybody Loves Me But You {r}
 
1
 
111,915
1962/July
(Bb est.)
Decca 31407 Heart In Hand {r}
It Started All Over Again
1
1
111,916
112,267+
1962/Sept. 15
Bb pop rev.
Decca 31424 Save All Your Lovin' For Me
All Alone Am I {c,r}
1
1
112,502+
112,498
1962/Dec.
(Bb est.)
Decca 31454   Your Used To Be
She'll Never Know
 
 
112503
112863
1963/Mar.
(Bb est.)
Decca 31478 Losing You {r}
He's So Heavenly
1
1
113,199
112,501
1963/June
(Bb est.)
Decca 31510 I Wonder {r}
My Whole World Is Falling Down {r}
1
1
113,197
113,366+
1963/Sept.
(Bb est.)
Decca 31539   The Grass Is Greener {r}
Sweet Impossible You
 
 
 
 
1963/Dec.
(Bb est.)
Decca 31570   As Usual {c,r}
Lonely Lonely Lonely Me
 
 
 
 
1964/Feb.
(Bb est.)
Decca 31599 Think
The Waiting Game
1
1
114,480
114,477
1964/May
(Bb est.)
Decca 31628   Alone With You
My Dreams
 
 
 
 
1964/Aug. 1
Bb pop rev.
Decca 31654 When You Loved Me
He's Sure To Remember Me
1
1
115,026
115,027+
1964/Oct.
(Bb est.)
Decca 31687 Jingle Bell Rock
Winter Wonderland
1
 
115,002
 
1964/Nov. 28
Bb xmas rev.
Decca 31688 This Time Of The Year
Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day
1
 
114,944
 
1964/Oct. 10
Bb hot rev.
Decca 31690 Is It True {r}
Just Behind The Rainbow
1
 
115,162
 
1966
(Bb est.)
Decca 32018 Coming On Strong {c,r}
You Keep Coming Back To Me
1
 
117,810
 
1959
 
Decca DL 78873   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.]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1960
 
Decca DL 74039 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.]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1960
 
Decca DL 74082   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.]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1961
 
Decca DL 74104   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.]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1961
 
Decca DL 74176   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.]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1962
 
Decca DL 74216   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.]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1962
 
Decca DL 74326   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.]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional Tracks on Comps
1956
 
Decca unissued   Bigelow 6-200 [alt. vers.] {s}
Doodlebug Rag {c, A}
Some People {c}
Your Cheatin' Heart {c}
 
 
 
 
 
100417
100415
100416
1959
 
Decca unissued   The Stroll {c,n}   106319
1960
 
Decca unissued   Jambalaya (On The Bayou) [stereo vers.] {e}    
1961
 
Decca unissued   Speak To Me Pretty {c}   110641
 
 
[need info]   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}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Brenda Lee
  2. as by Little Brenda Lee (9 Years Old)
  3. as by Brenda Lee / Orchestra Directed By Jack Pleis
  4. as by Brenda Lee With The Anita Kerr Singers
  5. as by Brenda Lee With Anita Kerr Singers
  6. as by Brenda Lee With The Jordanaires

Other Notes:


Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Single-artist compilations included selectively

a. Ace CDCH 496 (cd) Rockin' From Coast To Coast
b. Brenda 1 (lp) Little Miss Dynamite / Brenda Lee
c. Charly CDX 6 (lp) The Golden Decade / Brenda Lee
d. Chrysalis CMG- 2 (cd) The Very Very Best Of Dorsey Burnette
e. Combo (Italy) BC 93500 (lp) Little Miss Dynamite / Brenda Lee
f. Coral (Germany) COPS- 6219 (lp) Good Old Rock 'N' Roll
g. El Toro ETCD 1013 (cd) Welcome To The Club: Early Female Rockabilly
h. Folkline 274- 161 (cd) Rockabilly Kittens
i. Folkline 274- 162 (cd) Rockabilly Kittens, Vol. 2
j. Franklin Mint FMRS-CW- 053 (lp) Rockabilly
k. Hip-O HIPD- 40128 (cd) Rockabilly Essentials
l. Jan/Star Club 33- 8038 (lp) Rock And Roll Christmas
m. MCA 11119 (cd) Decca Rock & Roll Collection
n. MCA (England) MCF 2729 (lp) Little Miss Dynamite / Brenda Lee
o. MCA (France) 414 030 (lp) Stars Of The Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 13 / Brenda Lee "Miss Dynamite"
p. MCA (Germany) 6. 22455 (lp) We Like Rock 'N' Roll
q. MCA (Japan) MVCM 22064 (cd) Rock Around The Clock: Decca/Coral/Brunswick
r. MCA (Sweden) 10384 (cd) Anthology 1956-1980 / Brenda Lee
s. MCA (U.S.) MCA- 25089 (lp) Rockabilly Classics
t. MCA (U.S.) MCAD 5935 (cd) 20 Rockabilly Classics
u. MCA Coral (England) CDLM 8049 (lp) Non-Stop Rock 'N' Roll
v. MFP 50466 (lp) Rockin'
w. MSIF 2001 (cd) Roots Of Stray Cats, Vol. 1
x. Marginal LADY 001 (cd) Rockin'-Boppin' Ladies
y. Pickwick PWKS 4232 (cd) Rockin' Around / Brenda Lee
z. Rhino R2 70741 (cd) Rock This Town: Rockabilly Hits, Vol. 1
A. Teen Beat TB CD 353 (cd) Hip Chicks And Hot Mamas
B. [BIT?] BIT 61015 (cd) Little Miss Dynamite / Brenda Lee


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, eBay

Compilation & presentation © 2008, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 08/31/2008

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