Brenda Lee

(1944-)

American singer and recording artist

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Ronnie Shacklett

married since 24 April 1963
(for 62 years and 4 months)

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Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Primarily performing rockabilly, pop, country, and Christmas music, she achieved her first Billboard hit at age 12 in 1957, and was given the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite". Some of Lee's most successful songs include "Sweet Nothin's", "I'm Sorry", "I Want to Be Wanted", "Speak to Me Pretty", "All Alone Am I", and "Losing You". Her festive song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", recorded in 1958, topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 2023, making Lee the oldest artist ever to top the chart and breaking several chart records.

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Born	Brenda Mae Tarpley 11 December 1944 (age 80) Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Ronnie Shacklett

1962 -

Married · 24 Apr 1963

2 children · 1 photo

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Julie info 1st child with Ronnie Shacklett Female b. 1 Apr 1964 · Age: 61 · 1964- · Celebrity Baby

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Jolie info 2nd child with Ronnie Shacklett Female b. 31 Jan 1969 · Age: 56 · 1969- · Celebrity Baby

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