Perry Como / Brenda Lee Duet - 1961

[@michaelnivens6267]

Man , that little girl could sing

[@irenemccann7032]

I saw Perry live in Glasgow Scotland many years ago, and when I moved to live in Yorkshire I saw Brenda live in York, both great what a great.

[@SpeegBJ]

My two very first idols, Perry Como and Brenda Lee. When I was 11 I thought Como was the most handsome man I'd ever seen. Brenda Lee inspired me to sing onstage at an early age.

[@paulcardsfan]

I got to meet Perry Como nice guy .

[@mariiahasyndych]

Богом обдарована Бренда! Не перестаю слухати пісні Бренди!!!❤❤❤

[@HandwhistlerBen]

Brenda is so sensational and at the age of 13. What a voice she had for her age! Of course we know that nobody else sounded like her to this day. Great voice all through her short career when she left at her peak. Nobody up here on KZbin at this age has her stage presence and that unbelievable voice. This was so enjoyable to watch and listen to. Thank you for posting.

[@Jake-ye5ss]

Бренде 16-17 лет. Талант- обаяние- шарм. Люблю эту девочку!!!!!

[@WALRU11]

Brenda Lee, herein, is preternaturally gifted - an astonishing maturity not only to her voice, but shown in her acutely intelligent lyrical interpretations of a wide-ranging number of songs. She has been one of entertainment's most underrated talents, a simply incredible vocalist.

[@usmale4915]

Brenda Lee has never been "under rated"! In fact, from 1960 to 1984 she held the record of being the biggest female record seller in the world until Madonna in 1984. Not too shabby for a poor girl from the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia. I am a Brenda Lee fanatic, have everything she's ever recorded, either on vinyl or cd! She is also in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame AND the Rockabilly Hall of Fame! To say she was under rated is totally wrong! Do some research before making such an inaccurate comment!

[@jenniferkay4038]

I never tire of hearing Brenda's voice, child or adult. I'm in England and a big regret is never seeing her live, as I did most pop artists of the day. But she remains my teenage soulmate and always will. Thank you so much Mostly Brenda for these gems.

[@MostlyBrenda]

You're welcome! After a long absence, I hope to put up some additional videos next year.

[@jenniferkay4038]

@@MostlyBrenda I'll be there... if still upright!

[@MostlyBrenda]

@@jenniferkay4038 We are all getting there. Brenda herself is 80 yrs old today!

[@jenniferkay4038]

@@MostlyBrenda Oh bless her, Happy Birthday for yesterday Brenda. I beat her by just a few months - ha! I always knew she understood my agonies! Bless you MostlyBrenda, it's thanks to KZbinrs like you that I can re-live important milestones in my life xxx

[@Appleholic1]

A simpler more innocent more sane and far more moral age to live in. Oh God please take me back home.

[@MegaPint323]

I really love this, I was born in 2001 so it makes me 20 this year but god how many times I’ve wished I was 20 in 1961. My grandma has told many good stories from that time, seemed like a good time period to be young in! I really love the old time tv shows with good singers and musicians, today it’s mostly shit, maybe not all but most is unfortunately! And I’m finding it really nice that in the 50s and 60s it wasn’t a bunch of half naked girls dancing around on the shows and music videos. It’s so tasteless and uninspiring! This video is just pure talent and skill! No autotune or any of that crap! Love it! Brenda lee is probably my favorite female singer, Patsy cline is also really high up on the list to but miss Lee gets some extra points because she started so young, only 13 I believe when she first entered the charts and then 16 in 1960 when it really took of for her career! Absolutely amazing!

[@MostlyBrenda]

You can't change time, but, at least, all the songs and many videos exist from this era. The Ed Sullivan Channel has released four Brenda Lee videos. Highly recommended!

[@MegaPint323]

@@MostlyBrenda Cool! Gonna check it out!

[@MostlyBrenda]

@@MegaPint323 I actually have a playlist for her Sullivan appearances: kzbin.info/aero/PL1r0QjAQ0mWR99fBP589uAjenVrmL2LDX

[@MegaPint323]

@@MostlyBrenda Cool! I really do appreciate you and all others who uploads these old performances by the artists at the time! Thanks!

[@billbright1755]

Only a fool would not realize the presence of greatness when Miss Brenda enters the room. What talent!

[@billbright1755]

It's beyond me how a young Lady could be cuter than Brenda is here, I don't think it possible.

[@irenemccann7032]

My favourite singer Perry , I love him.and Brenda what can I say marvellous.

[@santafejack]

5 a.m. on December 28, 2022. I absolutely love Perry Como and cried many a tear listening to Brenda singing I'm Sorry when I was a teen. The two super talented singing together is such a treat.

[@1Nun4U]

Wow, I just love Her voice. I didn't realize how young She was when She first started. I've seen Her younger days singing on stage on the KZbins here. & I love singing Her songs. I know quite a few and quite a few more I don't know. But I need to learn to sing even the 1's I don't know so I can get it. I'm teaching Myself to sing as I never had it when I went to school. it's not easy, I've just been doing it My whole adult life is all. I was 19 when I started singing on a karaoke machine faithfully. A friend had 1 & I tried it and had to get a karaoke machine & I've never been without 1 ever since. I'm now 57 pushing 58. I started out singing Brenda Lee, Skeeter Davis, Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells, Patsy Cline, Everly Brothers, Elvis, Dr. Hook, Bee Gee's etc..... Heck I even sing Ac/Dc, Queen, Kiss, Twisted Sister etc... I usually sing with the singer behind Me as I follow the voice not the music. Some songs R better then others & Some so so. but mostly ok to post at least. That just took forever. Me sounding kinda ok that is. :)

[@MostlyBrenda]

Good job! I figure that if I come within a mile of BL, I must singing a song pretty good. She never had any lessons either, but somehow figured it out herself. My theory is that that is the reason she sounds different from anyone else. It's just Brenda and not bits of other singers mixed in there.

[@sandy6660]

So enjoyable to watch. Love Brenda and Perry. Talented artists with the ability to perform. 🎶😊❤️

[@MostlyBrenda]

It's more complicated than it looks. Many different songs, tempos and harmony parts. They make some mistakes which were annotated until YT deleted them. ☹ I should go back and put them in Closed Captions. Brenda actually apologizes at the end, but Como seems happy about the result in any case.

[@sandy6660]

@@MostlyBrenda I enjoyed it Brenda. ❤️

[@happydays3678]

Thanks so much. What a treasure. ❤🙏

[@timcarr6401]

As young as she was, she seemed to be like Red's mentor. she was a seasoned performer at that tender age.

[@MostlyBrenda]

Red is going on without rehearsal and you see little instructions from BL. IMHO, this is due to her ability to quickly absorb a song/arrangement. Red said she was the fastest he ever saw when learning a new song.

[@TheWGLOVER]

Two fantastic voices.

[@shilo39]

Oh Im so sorry I never had enough money to travel to the States in the 60s. Today is never the same all the great Artists are no longer with us.But we still have the great Brenda Lee with us.But just imagine all those Kids today who are overnight Stars on X Factor or American Idol they will never match OUR STARS.

[@GaryVuorela]

That is a great duet,by Perry Como & Brenda lee.GARYV.

[@MrCrowebobby]

Love the little apology at the end. It brings you right into the actual moment of the filming and makes them real people instead of "distant" performers.

[@MostlyBrenda]

+Robert Crowe It was "Live on tape", so they could do it again, but I think Perry was quite pleased with the result. Not sure he even recognized the minor errors.

[@williammyers9779]

Maintained there rhythm and timing like the pros they are.

[@sandynoe5601]

she was a sweetie even young

[@MostlyBrenda]

@elc1960. Brenda has commented that she never saw Red drunk and, when she worked outside the show, was surprised how other people talked about him. Red discovered Brenda in Georgia, put her on the Ozark show, got her a record deal, and eventually his manager became her manager as well. Whatever his personal demons, his belief in her was a big part of her early success.

[@lindasuibielski4782]

Absolutely love it. She is the absolute best singer. I have loved her singing since I was a kid. She is and always will be the best female singer ever. Love her

[@HoustonDMD]

My bad...I didn't go far enough on the video. Now I see Mr Como. Great video! Brenda is the absolute best!

[@jameswitt2981]

Also remember this particular show... was great

[@jimc6154]

Great video..Thanks for the history lesson.. Wow! what a voice!

[@MostlyBrenda]

Brenda was on the Como at age 11. When she came back as a teen, it was like old home week with uncle Perry. See the link in video responses for the end of this show, "The Hoedown". At end you'll see Brenda grab his hand with both of hers and later embrace. It was genuine affection. In her little flub here I think she was more disappointed in letting Como down than making a mistake, but I doubt he even noticed it.

[@GuinnevereB]

@MrCallipygous Your notation was why I was listening for the unusual. Thanks for the heads-up! For some reason it's always endearing to me when great talents like Perry and Brenda make tiny goofs like these. It makes them more obviously human, I suppose. Thanks again.

[@irismcooper]

I bet she received an "A" from Mr. Perry Como in singing. I used to watch this show as a kid with my dad, mom, and sisters.

[@wallyknight9156]

She is one of my favorites

[@mdmphd]

Thanks for including the comments - they really made it pop

[@newbeequilter]

I remember Ozark Jubilee! I love Perry Como, but glad I didn't skip ahead or I would've missed "In A Little Red School House". This was fun to watch; thanks!

[@MostlyBrenda]

Welcome and glad you enjoy it. I put the skip option in because some complained that this was "not Perry Como". The average view of this 10 min video is only 2 min 45 sec. Short attention spans!

[@fannyh.5101]

Maravillosa interpretación grande Brenda Lee!!!

[@not2tees]

Thanks for the laughs from your added comments - and you are a sharp observer! A pretty great video. I used to watch Perry's show back when, but this one reminded me of the humour of the show which always turned around some sort of put-down of the Perry. But you knew he was so good-natured so it was funny.

[@r4b32t11]

you didn't watch it to the end Mr Eaglessore, because she is singing with Perry. 'Teach me tonight'. She was so terrific what a little Tiger. He was the Man.

[@jacintop3133]

Nice! She is delightful! I had to look up the definition of the square that she referred to.

[@jameswitt2981]

Miss Perry Como...

[@MostlyBrenda]

Como was so square, he was hip. I think that was Brenda's geometry lesson : - )

[@jameswitt2981]

Mostly Brenda Agree, thanks again... Music like has keep me sane.. What I am about say makes no better than anyone else.. After a visit to Vietnam, music like this keep me in peace... so thanks again.

[@Celluloidwatcher]

I take it this footage was from the NBC television show, Kraft Music Music Hall, which Perry Como hosted. Nice duets with Perry & Red Foley teaming with Brenda Lee. Thanks for the upload.

[@MostlyBrenda]

+Celluloidwatcher I think officiallly it was "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall", but nobody actually referred to it that way. You just asked who's on Como? And everybody knew what program you meant.

[@cliveexton8993]

Pure talent and entertainment!

[@hhajjdjwd228d]

so lovely

[@88hyperman]

Legends!

[@janicemuxlow9960]

Great person and great singer

[@MostlyBrenda]

And Brenda was good too 😁

[@MostlyBrenda]

@GuinnevereB Yes you caught it. Perry also sings old New York was once old Amsterdam instead of New. I later annotated the mistakes on screen, but maybe you have them turned off?

[@leitros]

@MrCallipygous Watched your vid. Thanks very much. Really interesting!

[@elc1960]

@MrCallipygous My comment was not intended as an indictment of the man, merely as a possible reason for his absence and a statement of fact. Back then, you'd be hard pressed to find a male country star who WASN'T a big drinker (maybe Eddy Arnold, Chet Atkins or Jim Reeves). He was very instrumental in her career and she recorded for the label he recorded for (Decca).

[@luiztowesend9168]

pequena mais grande na voz única

So adorable!

[@rockinsenior52]

Wow! I remember that show. Hahahaha

[@Tonithenightowl]

That voice should have been MINE.....and if I ever run into Brenda I'm going to give her what for but I'll be nice about it considering we're both senior citizens now. lol :o)

[@MostlyBrenda]

Time flies. I saw that Brenda's granddaughter is getting married, so it seems possible that she will be a great granny at some point.

[@brianlowe3529]

When America was great

[@dear3333]

Live - Perry Como / Brenda Lee Duet - 1961

[@trecatorul]

1961? maybe 1951......

[@buddyroeginocchio9105]

Sweet

[@michaelmcgee8543]

Remember seeing the 1962 video tape episode of Perry Como When we got our first color in 62.Obviously video tape was expensive for presentation.I Wonder wodrs is still exist rif the 62 .

[@MostlyBrenda]

+Michael Mcgee The video tapes for Como and most other variety shows were reused. Taped over for other shows. As far as I know, Andy Williams and Dinah Shore are the only two variety programs where the old quad color videotapes exist. Additions: Hollywood Palace, 2 or 3 Hullabaloos

[@michaelmcgee8543]

I already new that.I was told that tape was was too expensive for archiving back in the late fifties and early sixties.Fortunately some body saw some shows worth saving for summer repeats and they still exist.Remember summer repeats ?. You always looked forward to new fall programming This was way before cable t.v

[@MostlyBrenda]

+Michael Mcgee They were big reel to reel tapes, 2 inches wide and cost hundreds of dollars. They were also difficult to edit which is why the technicians continued to record kine-scopes like this video. They were easy to edit using old time film techniques and then the quad tape would be edited to match the kine scope.

[@mygommie]

absolutely it is!!

[@MostlyBrenda]

@leitros Nanci is more Central Tx (Seguin near San Antonio). I don't really know how much Brenda Lee's sometimes lighter or heavier accent is intentional or instinctive. My guess is that it is dictated by the song and the way she wants it sound. Her facility for language is such that she once dubbed Italian, French and German versions of one of her hits in one session.

[@MostlyBrenda]

@leitros Excellent observation. However, I believe the dates are correct. Probably, it wasn't a plan. It's just that Brenda's ear for sound and vocal control is such that she could just blend anywhere. See my vid "Brenda, Broomstick and The Beatles" where she does a fairly neutral accent for a national TV interview. In recent years, doing far less travel, she sounds way too Tennessee twangy to me in interviews and I long to hear her natural Georgia drawl again.

[@GuinnevereB]

Well, even if the show was recorded (...might have been live...), it was in front of a live audience and people do make little errors, it's only human nature. I listened to this a few times, and it sounds like Brenda switched the words in "Apple For the Teacher" instead of repeating a word: "...A little bit of grammar...and he'll excuse your glamor..." It's almost unnoticeable, in any case, and she kept on regardless. A real trouper!

[@leitros]

@MrCallipygous I'm from the UK and have traveled only to NY, and a little bit around Mass & Detroit area, so I really don't know too much about US accents. I do have a friend here who's from S. Carolina and he doesn't sound like Brenda Lee. The person whom I have heard who's accent is closest to hers is Nancy Griffiths who's from East Texas, I think.

[@usmale4915]

Brenda Lee's accent is from Lithonia, Georgia, which is on the outskirts of Atlanta!

[@ralphralpherson9441]

Dont forget the effects of time too. No one speaks like this anymore. It's a more "innocent" accent from a time 60+ years ago. Its subtle but as American's we can hear it. Its that old "Golden Era of TV" accent. Brenda's accent comes across as wholesome mid-western or perhaps southwestern (Texas-Oklahoma-Kansas)

[@leitros]

@MrCallipygous For example, in her intro to "Love at the Five & Dime".

[@terryallan283]

She was,And Is, Beautiful.

[@TamaraSwan-f6y]

Brenda is so talented. She was 17 here and though he didn’t look it, Perry was 49.

[@billbright1755]

If Brenda would have been in my school class, I would have gotten a F because I couldn't concentrate on school books!

[@MostlyBrenda]

At the time of the Como duet, she was no longer in the Nashville school.system, but enrolled in the Hollywood Professional School. Allowed her to do her lessons by correspondence. She also had a tutor.

[@MostlyBrenda]

I made it sound like she didn't actually attend the Hollywood school. She was physically present in the classroom when possible, but their policies allowed her to be away for weeks at a time - which she often was. The students were all in show biz. Brenda remembered that it was a bit weird to have casting calls in the middle of class. Someone would hand the teacher a note and he/she would announce something like "Warner Bros needs a blonde about 5'5" who can dance.". Several girls would then get up and leave for the audition.

[@MostlyBrenda]

+Bill Bright Late breaking news: Brenda was originally scheduled on the Como show a couple of weeks earlier than 5/31/1961. However, the L.A. school board objected! She didn't have very many days in the classroom that year and they wanted some proof that she was progressing. Apparently, Miss B passed whatever tests they gave and went on to the next grade. Now a junior, she was ready for a "school" duet with Perry. Yes, very late breaking news.

[@billbright1755]

+Mostly Brenda at that age she could have been told, Brenda do you see that brightest star in the night sky? It's yours.

[@iac4357]

13 years old, she was !

[@1frenz1]

@HoustonDMD tell that to the folks in canonsburg pa

[@rufinatibus-yc6nt]

Very younger Brenda before she is very prettiest and Perry Como

[@57cupcake]

It's Red Foley. She says his name at the beginning.

[@xkidxkid]

adoravel brenda lee e celly campelo em meu blog

[@leacorrea9093]

💙💚💛🧡❤💙

[@lilien231]

♥

[@leitros]

Are you sure this wasn't a year or two earlier? Anyway, I'm surprised at how much Ms. Lee's accent changed in a few short years. Was this part of marketing her for a pop audience and to be another Connie Francis?

[@usmale4915]

Connie Francis couldn't hold a candle compared to Brenda Lee. Miss Francis used a lot of "studio gimmicks" such as over dubbing vocals and a helluva lot of echo. Brenda Lee never, ever did any over dubbing and was six years younger than Miss Francis. Your comment is an insult not only to Brenda Lee, but to me as well! Do a little research before making such a foolish comment!

[@20alphabet]

Can't blame any man for finding southern girls irresistible.

[@laszlokugler4339]

Mostly Brenda....I saw the end...and I spoke too soon...lol.I watched Perry's show religiously.

[@Mike16011]

A CADA RATO, EN YOU TUBE, SOMOS INTERRUMPIDOS POR PUBLICIDAD A LA FUERZA; SE INSTALA SOLA. ES UN ABUSO.

[@MostlyBrenda]

I don't see any ads when I watch the video'. Maybe in your country?

[@abby9076]

Mostly Brenda I've gotten ads each time I've watched one of your videos. I'm in the US

[@sednalkram]

Brenda was born in 1944 --not sure this could be 1961-maybe 1958??

[@MostlyBrenda]

No, the exact date given in the description (5/31/1961) has been researched and is correct. She appeared on Como 5 times; 3 during the 1956-57 season and twice in the 1960-61 season.

[@MostlyBrenda]

mrob75 Well, the Foley clip is annotated "Ozark Jubilee 1958" while the Como show has a note "31 May 1961" so I assumed Mark was disputing the latter.

[@MostlyBrenda]

jean-marie Basset La presse parisienne en 1959 a imprimé la rumeur était que Brenda était de 32 ans et un nain!

[@mediascribble]

they were meant to sing together.

[@elc1960]

I was confused at first because I thought, "Gee, that isn't Perry Como with her, that's Red Foley. And that clip is obviously from before 1961 because she was 16 in '61." Didn't watch far enough in the video. Brenda Lee has a lot to teach the Miley Cyruses and Taylor Swifts of the world, and not merely about singing and performing.

[@NeetbyNila24]

The last clip is Perry Como

[@laszlokugler4339]

Brenda and Red Foley.

[@MostlyBrenda]

did you watch the whole video?

[@HoustonDMD]

Isn't this Red Foley and not Perry Como?

[@eaglessore]

Im a very big fan of PERRY COMO....this ins't him...I don't know who this is at all...but Brenda Lee is awesome.

[@walkergillette3918]

at the beginning in 1961 she was seventeen, she looked like she was twelve

[@MostlyBrenda]

+TOMMY GUNN The first video is from 1958 and she is 12. [Edit] Correction! She is 13 yrs old in the first video. 16 in the Perry Como duet.

[@walkergillette3918]

Mostly Brenda thanks, she was a amazing talent

[@usmale4915]

In 1961 she was sixteen, Her date of birth is: December 11, 1944 which means she would not be seventeen until almost the end of 1961! Use some very simple math and you will come to the same conclusion!

[@lovetheoldies100]

no it's como

[@LoveLady-wn3eg]

The way he was edging over.

[@LoveLady-wn3eg]

Where does his right hand keep going?

[@elc1960]

Red missed rehearsal most likely because he was half in the bag and needed to sober up a bit. Both he and his close friend Hank Williams were very heavy drinkers and known to perform in less than optimum condition.

[@jeanmariebasset2544]

Mauvais play-back

[@Jamiekellygreen]

Cringey @ 3:20