Brenda Lee — American Musician born on December 11, 1942,

Brenda Mae Tarpley, known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer and the top-charting solo female vocalist of the 1960s. She sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s, and is ranked fourth in that decade surpassed only by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles. She is perhaps best known in the United States for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry", and 1958's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", a United States holiday standard for more than 50 years... (wikipedia)

The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.
Whatever happened to the tomboy I used to be, the slightly rebellious rocker?
I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.
I wasn't aware of it at the time, but I was a big favorite with the Mafia.
A lot of people thought I'd died, because of your coverage, they know I'm still around.