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    • Jul 31, 1956
    Brenda Lee records "I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus" at the Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville. The song will be used more than 40 years later on the soundtrack to the Tim Allen movie "The Santa Clause 2"
    Sep 17, 1956
    Decca releases Brenda Lee's first single, "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"
    Oct 27, 1956
    Brenda Lee makes a guest appearance on NBC-TV's "The Perry Como Show"
    Dec 11, 1956
    Decca Records throws a birthday party for Brenda Lee, as she turns 12, at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas
    Jan 3, 1957
    Brenda Lee records her first country hit, "One Step At A Time," at the Pythian Studios in New York
    Jan 28, 1957
    Decca releases Brenda Lee's first country hit, "One Step At A Time"
    Feb 24, 1957
    Brenda Lee performs "One Step At A Time" on "The Steve Allen Show" on NBC
    Apr 12, 1957
    Brenda Lee records the pop single "Dynamite" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studios in Nashville. The song gives the 4'-9" singer her nickname, Little Miss Dynamite. It is eventually used in episode four of the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
    Aug 15, 1957
    A Nashville judge refuses to issue an injunction that would keep Brenda Lee from singing outside of "The Ozark Jubilee." It effectively marks the 12-year-old's transfer from Springfield, Missouri, to Nashville
    Dec 21, 1957
    Brenda Lee makes her Grand Ole Opry debut, spending time backstage with a visiting Elvis Presley
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