3 classic songs Brenda Lee performed as a teenager
Clip: 12/16/2024 | 7m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
These are 3 of Brenda's Lee most notable performances from Jubilee USA, also known as Ozark Jubilee.
Singer Brenda Lee was making broadcast appearances as a teenager during the golden age of television. These are 3 of her most notable performances from Jubilee USA, also known as Ozark Jubilee, a 1950s TV show that featured country music's top stars of the day. Here she performs with Red Foley and Snooky Lanson.
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3 classic songs Brenda Lee performed as a teenager
Clip: 12/16/2024 | 7m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Singer Brenda Lee was making broadcast appearances as a teenager during the golden age of television. These are 3 of her most notable performances from Jubilee USA, also known as Ozark Jubilee, a 1950s TV show that featured country music's top stars of the day. Here she performs with Red Foley and Snooky Lanson.
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(upbeat intro music) ♪ You are sunshine my only sunshine ♪ ♪ You make me happy when skies are gray ♪ ♪ You'll never know dear how much I love ♪ ♪ Please don't take my sunshine away ♪ ♪ The other night dear as I lay sleeping ♪ ♪ I dreamed I held you in my arms ♪ ♪ When I awoke dear I was mistaken ♪ ♪ So I hung my head I cried ♪ ♪ You are my sunshine my only sunshine ♪ ♪ You make me happy when skies are gray ♪ ♪ You'll never know dear how much I love you ♪ ♪ Please don't take my sunshine away ♪ ♪ You told me hon dear ♪ ♪ You really love me ♪ ♪ And no one else could come between ♪ ♪ But now you left me to love another ♪ ♪ You have shattered all my dreams ♪ ♪ You are sunshine my only sunshine ♪ ♪ You make me happy when skies are gray ♪ ♪ You'll never know dear how much I love you ♪ ♪ Please don't take my sunshine away ♪ ♪ I'll always love you and make you happy ♪ ♪ If you will only say the same ♪ ♪ But if you leave me to love another ♪ ♪ You'll regret it all someday ♪ ♪ You are sunshine my only sunshine ♪ ♪ You make me happy when skies are gray ♪ ♪ You'll never know dear how much I love you ♪ - Let's go, Red!
♪ Please don't take my sunshine ♪ - We got that.
♪ Away ♪ - Go out, go out.
(audience cheering) - One.
(audience cheering) (upbeat intro music) ♪ Way down yonder in New Orleans ♪ ♪ In the land of dreamy scenes ♪ ♪ There's a garden of Eden that's what I mean ♪ ♪ Creole babies with flashing eyes ♪ ♪ Softly whisper with tender sighs ♪ ♪ Stop ♪ ♪ Oh won't you give your lady fair a little smile ♪ ♪ Stop ♪ ♪ You bet your life you'll linger there a little while ♪ ♪ There is heaven right here on Earth ♪ ♪ With those beautiful queens ♪ ♪ Way down yonder in New Orleans ♪ - Here's a beautiful little queen.
Down around out here.
Go on, break a leg!
There you go!
(audience cheering) ♪ Way down yonder in New Orleans ♪ ♪ In the land of dreamy scenes ♪ ♪ There's a garden of Eden that's what I mean ♪ ♪ Creole babies with flashing eyes ♪ ♪ Softly whisper those tender sighs ♪ ♪ Stop ♪ ♪ Oh won't you give your lady fair a little smile ♪ ♪ Stop ♪ ♪ You bet your life you'll linger there a little while ♪ ♪ There and here but not here all day ♪ ♪ With those beautiful queens ♪ ♪ Way down yonder in New Orleans ♪ ♪ Well way down yonder in the land of cotton ♪ ♪ Folks like you are ne'er forgotten ♪ ♪ Way down ♪ ♪ Way down ♪ ♪ Way down ♪ ♪ Way down ♪ ♪ Way down yonder in New Orleans ♪ (audience cheering) (gentle intro music) ♪ I am weak but thou art strong ♪ ♪ Jesus keep me from all wrong ♪ ♪ I'll be satisfied as long ♪ ♪ As I walk ♪ ♪ Let me walk close to thee ♪ ♪ Just a closer walk with thee ♪ ♪ Grant it Jesus is my plea ♪ ♪ Just a closer walk with thee ♪ ♪ Daily walking close to thee ♪ ♪ Let it be dear Lord let it be ♪ ♪ When my feeble life is o'er ♪ ♪ Time for me will be no more ♪ ♪ Guide me gently safely o'er ♪ ♪ To thy kingdom shore to thy shore ♪ ♪ Just a closer walk with thee ♪ ♪ Just a closer walk with thee ♪ ♪ Just a closer walk with thee ♪ ♪ Grant it Jesus is my plea ♪ ♪ Daily walking close to thee ♪ ♪ Just a closer walk with thee ♪ ♪ Just a closer walk with thee ♪ ♪ Let it be dear Lord let it be ♪ ♪ Just a closer walk with thee ♪ (audience applauding) (upbeat instrumental music)
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Brenda Lee began working as a professional singer at just eight years old to support her family. (2m 35s)
How Brenda Lee's collaboration with producer Owen Bradley changed the course of her career
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Owen Bradley, producer at Decca Records, took Brenda Lee under his wing and became a mentor to her. (2m 20s)
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Brenda Lee recorded “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” written by Johnny Marx, when she was 12. (1m 28s)
When Brenda Lee eloped with her husband
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Brenda Lee met her husband Ronnie Shacklett at the age of 17 and eloped with him six months later. (2m 34s)
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