- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
- Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998.
- Until Billy Gilman charted his first hit in 2000, was the youngest person to place a song on Billboard's country singles chart. At age 12, she hit in 1957 with "One Step at a Time."
- Recorded the famous Christmas classic, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", with legendary guitar player Hank Garland.
- Her children are named Jolie and Julie.
- Currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee [December 2018].
- Though best known as a country singer, she had a long string of pop hits in the early 1960s, most notably "I'm Sorry," a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit in 1960. "I'm Sorry" never charted on Billboard's country singles chart, though has received heavy airplay in the years since as both a recurrent and a classic oldie.
- Her biggest country hits include "Nobody Wins" and "Sunday Sunrise" (1973); "Four Poster Bed" (1974); "Rock On Baby" and "He's My Rock" (1975); "Tell Me What It's Like" (1979); "The Cowboy and the Dandy" and "Broken Trust" (1980); and "Hallelujah, I Love You So" (a 1985 duet with George Jones).
- Mentioned in Golden Earring's 1973 hit Radar Love - 'Brenda Lee's Coming On Strong'.
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