Archive for December 11th, 2025

Dec

FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Frank and Ernest by Thaves

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Dec

‘’LITTLE MISS DYNAMITE’’ WAS BORN IN 1944

Episode 79: “Sweet Nothin's” by Brenda Lee – A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Brenda Lee age 13 with Elvis Presley at the Ryman Auditorium, 1957.
Brenda Lee with Elvis Presley.

American Singer Brenda Lee was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum !! #brendalee

Singer Brenda Lee is known for her rockabilly, pop, country,
and Christmas music. She achieved her first Billboard hit at
age 12 in 1957.

Some of Lee’s most successful songs include "Sweet Nothin’s",
"I’m Sorry", "I Want to Be Wanted", "Speak to Me Pretty", "All
Alone Am I", and "Losing You".

Her song "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree", recorded in
1958, topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 2023, making Lee
the oldest artist ever to top the chart and breaking several
chart records. She is 81 years young today.




Brenda Lee Christmas Album Ornament // Rockin Around the Christmas Tree // Christmas Music - Etsy

Brenda Lee - HURT | Deezer

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Dec

THE IDEA OF A MUTUAL-AID FELLOWSHIP

Bill Wilson: Co-Founder of AA

The Grave of Bill W.: Co-Founder of AA - Traveling for History

After a 13-year struggle with the bottle, stockbroker Bill Wilson
took his last drink of the hard stuff on this day in 1934.

The following year, he along with Doctor Bob Smith, would
found Alcoholics Anonymous the groundbreaking program
that treated alcoholism not as a moral failing, but as a
disease.

@AA100011 AA SINGLENESS OF PURPOSE 1957 ---- Alcoholics Anonymous Co-Founder Bill Wilson