Brenda Lee

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She was born in an Atlanta charity warn and raised in the red-clay backwoods of Georgia, the daughter of an itinerant carpenter. But Brenda had a God-given voice that took her from an inheritance of poverty and obscurity to a destiny of glamour, wealth, fame, and adoration.

Brenda Lee is one of the female founders of rock 'n' roll. She is a star on five continents and has recorded hits in seven languages. She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and was inducted in 2002 into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. This four-time Grammy Award contender has immortalized such classics as "I'm Sorry," "Break It to Me Gently," and "Rockin' Aroung the Christmas Tree." She has scored hits in such diverse fields as pop, rock, easy-listening, country, and R&B.

With a career that has thrived for almost six decades, Brenda Lee has lived through events, eras, and personalities that are as colorful as anything in fiction or on film. And now this beloved star tells the sweeping saga of her life and times for the first time.