Brenda Lee - Live in London (1959)

[@MostlyBrenda]

Happy 80th Birthday to Brenda Lee! This performance was over 65 years ago when she was 14.

[@karenzermeno9299]

The only thing better than listening to Brenda Lee is watching her while she sings🤗❤️🌟🎶

[@leoelliondeux]

her control over her voice is amazing. She can easily switch between this heady, sweet voice to a boisterous emotional wail. Amazing artist

[@MostlyBrenda]

Brenda said that her aim was "to live in the song" as she sang it, expressing the emotion of the lyrics as she went. Her understanding of singing at a young age is very special and maybe unique.

[@thecomet6579]

She was something else. What a talent, my favorite Brenda Lee.

[@tomwagaman6440]

Thank God for KZbin!

[@MostlyBrenda]

And for Brenda Lee, but God has been sleeping on the job, no replacement has appeared. 😇

[@billbright1755]

14 years with talent and timing that was a gift of God. That girls mind could rev to lightning speed. Cool to see the sax get some props as well.

[@childrescue3763]

I have had a crush on Brenda Lee since I was a very young lad in Texas. I kept the radion on all night and her song, SWEET NOTHINGS would wake me up with a smile! Thank you Maam Brenda, I love ya!

[@raiderfandew]

Look at the animation in those eyes! She was already a performer at 14 years of age! She continued to perform her magic for many decades. A wonderful talent.

[@MostlyBrenda]

Even putting age aside, I think most entertainers would be a little anxious the first time they performed on TV in a new place with an unfamiliar band and audience. No such inhibitions here! If anything, she seems to be asking the band to hit the beat a little harder for her.

[@steveweiss2081]

@@MostlyBrenda I think she got the band revved up just like she did the audience. They had to just to keep up. The sax player just kills it.

[@cathypowers4564]

Several of my friends are named Brenda after Brenda Lee!! I saw her on the Ken Burns documentary of Country Music. I just loved hearing her sing. There was a clip of her at 8 yrs old performing. She was awesome!!! Cutest little kid with a gigantic voice! Now I know why everyone loves her so! She’s an American treasure!!

[@MostlyBrenda]

In searches, I run across a surprising number of "Brenda Lee" matches because some parents added "Lee" as a middle name, so Brenda Lee Smith or whoever will come up.

[@stanibol]

I had heard of Brenda Lee by the time I was expecting my first born, but back in the 70s I had not yet realised how remarkable a singer she really was. However, I recall refining my short-list of baby names Brenda or Brown for a girl, Brendon for a boy. Incidentally my husband always called me Lee as it is the shortened version of my name, and at one point I was set to name baby girl Brenda Lee, but she surfaced as a boy, so he became Brendon. He can't sing, but he can play guitar. I generally call him Brendo. I realised the Celtic /Indoeuropean significance Bren-dah, ie fire wheel, Druid symbol for the sun.

[@ddoeser5830]

Heb haar altijd al bewonderd sinds mijn tienertijd . Onvergetelijk ❤🇳🇱👋(JAAR 2022)🌏👍

[@MostlyBrenda]

At this time, Brenda was in the 8th grade back in Nashville. Her best friend and fellow cheerleader at the Maplewood school was Rita Coolidge.😮

[@dennisroyhall121]

Superb...her singing, her manner and her lovely smile....that’s all Brenda!

[@mayflowerlash11]

I was 4yo when Brenda was rocking' London.She had a brilliant voice. It had range, OMG when she sung low, OMG when she rasped. And she knew how to entertain on stage. She was 14yo, OMG.

[@amauricosta7728]

Ela também era um atri na década de 1950 .

[@MostlyBrenda]

atriz?

[@janetnelmes300]

She was on the jukebox 56 years when I met my husband Richard, brilliant luv her for ever, xx

[@rickakashockshockey9151]

Having only known Rockin Around the Christmas Tree and I'm Sorry growing up, I've recently delved into her catalogue of songs and my God, I now understand why John Lennon called her the greatest voice in rock. He wasn't just being nice or kind, he was being real! I'm way more than impressed with Brenda Lee!

[@MostlyBrenda]

The Beatles opened for Brenda in Hamburg in 1962. Lennon heard Brenda live at the Star Club for about a week. Brenda was impressed by their songwriting. Not so much by their playing, by the way😉. Learning that they didn't have a record contract, she asked for a demo to bring back to America and her label, Decca records. The company didn't want to sign them.

[@kentclark6420]

@@MostlyBrenda Can you imagine what that guy is thinking, now? "Man, we didn't sign the Beatles!"

[@user--hb7wz2op1h]

Песенка исполнена очень талантливо. Благодарю за трансляцию.

[@Patch-io1ps]

Such an amazing voice.

[@charlenehastings4840]

Truly amazing singer and her songs are priceless. Such a powerful voice for 14 years.

[@michaelcarman4875]

love her hair like this. great singer.

[@silvinafabri5311]

I love my dear!!! thanks !!!!

[@MostlyBrenda]

Thank you too!

[@nobaloneymahoney7940]

Holy God in heaven is smiling 😃 and the angels are flapping their wings after that performance!

[@kimlorainesanagustin4036]

So beautiful voice!,,

[@germanico4401]

⚘⚘unas flores para esta gran cantante ..Brenda Lee...que me acompaña del año 58....gracias Brenda...⚘⚘🙋

[@germanico4401]

QUE BELLEZA DE CANTANTE...BRENDA LEE.....EL MUNDO DIO A UNA DE SUS MEJORES CANTANTES POPULARES..✌️✌️🙋🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@55dennie]

Thanks for sharing!! Wonderful!!!

[@lajosbalogh2614]

Kedvencem volt mindig!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rohayatilukman2050]

Brenda Lee your are beautiful The Best song be back to 1959 Thanks for watching these my Videos

[@crawfordviolin]

Fantastic stuff. Saved Bill Bailey to my Spotify loves.

[@davidwesley2525]

Brenda Lee got the nickname " Little Miss Dynamite " for Her Powerful Voice. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@たなかせいいち-y5n]

BRENDA LEEさん、大成長期ですね❤️😍この頃からすでに、大御所の風格がありますね❗意味がわからないのですが、なんとも面白い歌い方ですね☺️一曲目の歌🎵

[@havingagr8time]

There was no performer even close...especially at such a young age. I've always loved her pre-country stuff. Same with Wanda Jackson. Two fabulous singers and performers!

[@MostlyBrenda]

She sang like gospel and blues singers, but she didn't actually hear those singers growing up because the family was so poor. Her interpretations simply came out of own head.

[@havingagr8time]

@@MostlyBrenda Which amazes me.

[@MostlyBrenda]

@@havingagr8time I am basically repeating what she said in the interview on our home page. I got the feeling that "Where does your style come from?" was a frequent interview question. When she replies "I don't where...", it's out of modesty. She doesn't want to claim that she was an original.

[@evacameron8670]

that is quite a band🎉

[@MostlyBrenda]

Originally this was in Ragtime. Composer Hughie Cannon was well-known ragtime pianist and composer. This Rock version is interesting because it is not really a "rock" ensemble. Lead guitar? No so much. Then there is the use of four(!) saxes. Red Price is playing a tenor saxophone, but it sounds like there are two bass saxes. Then add a guy whacking an auxiliary drum and they have a heavy beat. Brenda adds a deep contralto voice and you get unique rocking sound. At least I can't think of a comparable recording.😎

[@evacameron8670]

I am an Alto with the church choir

[@evacameron8670]

What is a Contralto?❤

[@evacameron8670]

Karen Carpenter is also a contalto❤, and I am a violinist before I was told I am a tenor then later was told I am an alto😂

[@MostlyBrenda]

@@evacameron8670 Alto is just shorthand for contralto.

[@MostlyBrenda]

The CC lyrics for Humming the Blues were done some time ago. I did not do Bill Bailey at that time because they are just repeating the verse and chorus here and I thought it was easy enough to understand the audio. There are more lyrics and you may want to google them for a more complete picture of the song. instead, I decided to put the origin story of the tune in the closed captions. Tap the CC button on the toolbar if you don't see them.

[@cameronadair4135]

What was it like to work with Bea Arthur in the early 60s

[@cameronadair4135]

And by the way I think you’re just about one of the greatest talents of all time

[@MostlyBrenda]

@@cameronadair4135 Sorry, I am not Brenda Lee, nor am I associated with her. Just a fan whose channel is mostly Brenda performances.

[@MostlyBrenda]

@@cameronadair4135 Well, they didn't have any scenes together, so I'm not sure Brenda has any memories of that Perry Como show.

[@kathyhorn5490]

Look how young. Not too crazy about these two songs. The music is too fast. Give me Rockin Around the Christmas any time.

[@evacameron8670]

I just love this ☝️ ❤

[@Doctor_Al]

Wow. Just jamming out!

[@rondoenjihito]

Wounderfull

[@tonychua9412]

Beautiful song

[@gabrielporfirio9544]

She voice in the human. Big star. Beautfull.

[@Tonithenightowl]

The lady is a living legend of which few can boast. Loved her from the get go and wished like hell I'd been given that voice lol Brenda made her footprint in Pop Culture... not an easy feat ( no pun intended) :o)

[@MostlyBrenda]

Chapters added. Hover above the progress bar and select the part you want. Click on the chapter name, i.e. "Intro", to get a playlist of chapters on the right side of the screen.

[@marimareenaangelgomropope5778]

Awesome 👌

[@MostlyBrenda]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@MostlyBrenda]

Okay, this "reboot" seems to be getting a lot of views, so I will keep it online. I will take the other one off line after I check to see if I have end screen links to it. BTW- this looks good in "Theater mode". Just click the rectangle on the tool bar for a wider screen. It works well because of the video's black backround.

[@MostlyBrenda]

And now we are at 100K views! Brenda tailored her concerts to fit the taste of her fans in different parts of world. Britain liked her Rock records and her tours in sixties drew praise from John Lennon, Keith Richards and Elton John among others. The Japan setlist got a more ballads and her nightclub act included more covers of Adult Contemporary numbers.

[@nikkohayashi5182]

Thanks for updating, bless you!

[@dulcevillalobos1561]

Hace ,5, años tengo celular, y encontré a esta niña , y me encantó su música, es espectacular su voz ,es única al cantar ,con esa fuerza, esa voz que cambia ,de tonos yo la amo ,es la mejor cantante , del mundo

[@evacameron8670]

love his glasses 😂

[@evacameron8670]

adorable 🥰

[@69dragster]

brilliant

[@richardbenitez1282]

Fantastic Blue Baily. I bet those Brit’s were charmed.

[@MostlyBrenda]

The very next year, 1960, she became a big star and was so busy that she didn't return to tour GB until 1962. In '64, she was invited to sing at the command performance show for the Queen. Some pictures at kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGG3fHWCg9mSmq8si=SxTGpiNjW1xyOByr

[@たなかせいいち-y5n]

シャキチャキ娘って感じですね～😁でもそれも可愛く感じますね🙆💘🎶😄

[@orb2150tx]

Smash rock n roll. Nobody knows how badass things were.

[@gabrielporfirio9544]

Sempre bem agasalhada. Canta mesmo. Bons times. Gabriel Porfirio

[@amrin4277]

14 years and she was singing with such confidence and personality? most “singers” nowadays feel impotent without the autotune, different days

[@MostlyBrenda]

Brenda wrote that she never really felt stage fright. Young Nashville singers have related that she would advise them backstage to "go out there and get them". That's what you see in all her performances. No artificiality or pretentious acting, just nothing between her and the audience but the song.

[@debrawlins6790]

Fantastic

[@MostlyBrenda]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@lesterparfitt5694]

Cant help falling in love with this little yorga been in love with her for sixty five yrs

[@ФомаПростой]

Блииинннн!!!! Я кажется влюбился в неё!!!! До чего же она классная!!!

[@wandamorrison6127]

My dad play ed guitar for her back in the 1950s

[@MostlyBrenda]

Was he in "The Casuals"?

[@mickd6942]

Just imagining an entire audience's jaws hitting the floor and marveling at what they just witnessed , bet they never knew what hit them , little miss Dynamite was in town

[@MostlyBrenda]

No British female was singing like this, but the labels soon went out and signed young, short girls like Helen Shapiro and Lulu. Timi Yuro from the states also was popular in the UK. In a way, Brenda opened up a market for female R&R performers.

[@sectionbooe]

What a voice

[@69dragster]

whats the line over her lines

[@MostlyBrenda]

Time code. I blurred it out because the numbers were distracting.

[@lesterparfitt5694]

What can you say just listen to one in our lifetime

[@captainchicago]

lovely

[@doeadear22cardenas74]

Love her. She has so much feeling and great timing. Anyone know who the sax player on the solo is?

[@MostlyBrenda]

Red Price (1933-1984)

[@ЮрийБакиев-д7ж]

🎤🌹🕊️

[@evacameron8670]

Attitude ❤

[@rufinatibus233]

Supper happiness by .Brenda lee haha !

[@MostlyBrenda]

🤔❓❔

[@irmaventura5313]

Me gusta sus canciones aunque sean en ingles

[@ЮрийБакиев-д7ж]

🎤 🕺💫💃

[@mediascribble]

real talent.

[@MostlyBrenda]

An odd thing that I noticed at the end: When all the sax players exit the bandstand to join Brenda at center stage, there suddenly emerges a slide trombonist from the LEFT of the stage. 4:40 What was that about? Somebody who just wanted to be on TV?

[@jaysilverheals4445]

that guy had a known drinking problem and arrived late then rushed in

[@MostlyBrenda]

​@@jaysilverheals4445 Ha! I had 2 explanations. The banal one being that he was a band member who was left out of Brenda's arrangement. The fanciful one being that it was a bar bet by a stage hand. At the pub the night before, he announced that he would be on TV the next day, so he snuck out on stage to get some free pints later that night.

[@RockinRedRover]

@@MostlyBrenda Actually that was Don Lang, of "Frantic Five" fame on BBC's Six Five Special show etc. Don was a guest on this show during which he sang (and played his trombone on) his hit song Red Planet Rock. As was the norm on this and all variety shows in those days he joined the rest of the cast for the final number, but yes was a tad late.

[@RockinRedRover]

@@MostlyBrenda here's Don Lang on that same show . kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3_cf6eagMp9h7M

[@MostlyBrenda]

@@RockinRedRover Thanks for the info! I never really thought he was a "fake", but it was fun speculating.

[@MostlyBrenda]

*AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE FLY* : After opening line "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey. won't you come home?", Red blows three quick notes, but after the next line "I moan the whole night long", he extends his response with a few more notes. A wry smile comes over Brenda's face as if she is thinking "I didn't expect that!". After that, you will note that she comes back in on her beat whether Red is still playing or not.

[@guypaul]

Such an incredible entertainer. I've never gotten to see her in concert though I did meet her once at Fan Fair in 2000 and she made a picture with me (and called me "Darlin').

[@MostlyBrenda]

@@guypaul When traveling in the South, the first thing I noticed was being addressed as Honey or Sweetie or Darlin' by waitresses, cashiers. sales women etc. Brenda is very southern in person but tailored her performances to the audience. She even learned Japanese in order to give better performances on her visits there.

[@waltermolina606]

Talento y devocion

[@LVSHELP]

i think this kid will go far

[@MostlyBrenda]

She has the number 3 hit on the Hot 100 and just turned 78 years old.

[@SamyrDorado]

Realmente una gran Artista

[@evacameron8670]

the only jazz song I like❤😂

[@andreystefanoff8472]

Манера исполнения просто завораживает!)))

[@rufinatibus-yc6nt]

I love he's style smiling , joking ,dancing when he's singing 😅

[@MostlyBrenda]

Who?

[@ejgnandt]

Ain't nothing in the world , like a big eyed girl To make me act so funny, make me spend my money - The Big Bopper

[@kuwabara7524]

１９４４年１２月１日生まれなので、１５歳の時のライブ。 やはり特別の神童ですね。

[@MostlyBrenda]

14

[@ronliebermann]

You know what’s interesting, is that she’s really trying to please the audience. She’s sincere. Nowadays all the singers are a bunch of posers. They’re not even fun.

[@MostlyBrenda]

I agree completely. Unpretentious. She sang an emotional phrase and the audience felt the emotion. Sounds simple😁 Well, of course, it's not.

[@russellrubert833]

I wonder if that Bill Bailey ever came home?

[@MostlyBrenda]

He did, but his wife Sarah couldn't stand all the hours he spent at bars and they divorced. From what I understand, he was left with just a fine tooth comb 😀. Sarah, by the way, lived to be 102!

[@evacameron8670]

a fine tooth comb😂

[@steveweiss2081]

Little Miss TNT wasn’t just a cute stage name...it was a warning. Every one of her up tempo songs is a literal two minute explosion sound and personality.

[@MostlyBrenda]

In fact, in 1956 she was "Little Brenda Lee" on the Ozark Jubilee Tv show and on her first two recordings. In 1957 she recorded "Dynamite" and was introduced by the host on the Jubilee as "Little Miss TNT". It didn't stick, but "Dynamite" did. We have the show on the channel see kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJeyg2milsqJitE

[@moacirindiodacostajr.302]

Saw her in Brazil by that time.

[@MostlyBrenda]

She went to Brazil later that year in September 1959.

[@anthonyanderson9398]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@morikanteyekeyeke6147]

Radar Love : “ the radio is playing some forgotten song, Brenda Lee; Coming on Strong”.

[@roadsscholar4012]

What a cutie!

[@elephantintheroom5678]

Did Elvis copy her moves?

[@MostlyBrenda]

I don't think so, but they were both good dancers. Other examples of Brenda's footwork are Lover, Come Back kzbin.info/www/bejne/al68qpSPhKl4f68 and Jambalaya on Ed Sullivan kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5ysnaeggc-tqLcsi=TaPkWuVMK87o5ZdN

[@RobertStambaugh-l5r]

@@MostlyBrenda I think you are right . Elvis was very nearly 10 years older than Brenda . My very favorite singer is Connie , but i really enjoy listening to fellow legendary singers like Brenda , Elvis , Patsy , Wanda , and Joni James ! Joni James is also a wonderful legendary singer . Every legendary music icon does not have to be rock n roll !

[@timthompson6194]

"Little miss dynamite"..Worlds number one female rock star of the 60s...Perfect in every way compared to those stale old lump of wood female "Brit" singers!. Brenda was before her time..Was a true rock & roller!

[@MostlyBrenda]

Brenda is not usually celebrated as being the first real female rocker. She, in fact, created a new market overlooked by the industry. In the wake of her success, record companies went out and signed dozens of girls. None of them were really like Brenda, but this important part that she played in Rock history is completely overlooked.

[@RockinRedRover]

@@MostlyBrenda "first female rocker" wow there's a claim, what about all those superb black RnB artists before her who would and should have been much bigger if not for the colour of their skin (and for the record I';m a white Brit with no axe to grind). And don't forget Patsy Cline recorded "Stop Look and Listen" , pure rockabilly, a few months before Brenda cut her first record, and both in the same studio with the same backing band of course. Ditto Janis Martin, easily THE best 50s female rocker bar none, and the Collins Kids first record Beetlebug Bop was the year before Brenda's. I'm not here to knock Brenda, she was a great singer and performer, but I think you may be overcooking her importance, there were a lot of great female pop singers around before Brenda came along.

[@bbb8997]

@@RockinRedRover bull shit, every performer adds something to the mix;however, Brenda Lee added a whole recipe book. the singers mentioned were outstanding, but Brenda Lee came from another planet, & she had staying power. collins kids & janis martin are long forgotten, BTW/ I own most of their music too !!! John Lennon, & Jimmy Page held her in high regard as well as golden earring in radar love;ie, "radio plays some forgotten song, Brenda Lee's coming on strong"

[@RockinRedRover]

@@bbb8997 Wow there's a nice choice of language, and there was me being my usual diplomatic polite self. Clearly wasted on you... To repeat what I said, yes she could sing, and yes she had some big pop hots and a fine career as a country singer, but I'm afraid I stick by my guns, she was never that great a "rocker", and she was def NOT the first. IF she had been such a "rocker", why did she so quickly revert to sobby country pop ballads etc. As you say EVERY performer adds something to the mix, but the couple of times I saw Brenda sing live in the 80s, she was not that great at all, she didnt have the charisma or the sheer stage prescence of the likes of Janis or Lorrie Collins, and wasn't anything like such a nice, sweet, genuine, humble person to meet and chat with (no that she would chat). And by the way, John Lennon absolutely loved Alma Cogan, both musically and physically ahem, but was she such a star, is she still that remembered aprt from a couple of corny Christmas hits ? - no she's not. Fwiw I think she recorded some greeat tracks in her early days, Lil Jonah being a good example, BUT these were helped enormously by being backed by the cream of Nashville studio musos. We all have our own views, I think I'm entitled to mine, I know for an absolute fact that you never, repeat never, ever, hear Brenda Lee's songs at any of the hundreds of 50s rock n roll gigs I've been to thro all my life since the 80s, both here in UK and abroad in Europe and the USA, wheras the singer's I've mentioned are massively popular to this day. To me this proves that I am right. However, I still respect your opinions, so please respect mine, and without your sad and wholly unnecessary use of foul language, I doubt your hero Brenda would approve of that.

[@bbb8997]

@@RockinRedRover horse dung, maybe you will approve of that phrase. compare Janis & Lorrie in the 80s, not 50s

[@jeanmariebasset2544]

C'était l'exception,14 ans,à peine croyable

[@myriamrivas4871]

❤❤❤❤

[@MostlyBrenda]

At only 5000+ views, this might be our fastest video ever to get 100 likes. Happy New Year everybody! - April 23 update 200 likes @ 13,200 views - 300 likes @23,000 views, 7 July 2020

[@federicosucaldito6975]

SHE IS BEAUTIFUL TALENTED SINGER

[@stevewilson111]

Brenda Lee , took on the British empire alone

[@MostlyBrenda]

She didn't know that you are supposed to be nervous and just went for it full force.

[@germanico4401]

El mundo no verá ni habrá otra igual a la pequeña dinamita....BRENDA LEE....gracias...⚘️⚘️🙋

[@ronaldbrush4373]

Little Miss Dynamite!

[@philliplewis1024]

She knew the blues, had a great vibrato, learned by others' mistakes, and took care of business better than Elvis himself.

[@MostlyBrenda]

Elvis and Brenda were closer than people know. Brenda has said that they talked regularly on the phone.

[@jefflivengood1860]

Where did you find this? Amazing

[@MostlyBrenda]

Thank you. Had it a long time and don't remember the source. It had been on KZbin before a company claimed copyright. Eventually they relented, I redid and put it back up.

[@marilynfosseen1541]

She's like a female Elvis.

[@christinerathband169]

Mother of mine

[@dylangintherofficial]

Brenda is one of my all time favourites up there with doris day and amy arnell she is just one of a kind