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Chanteuse
Country US née
Betty Mae Lee, le 10 Septembre 1926 à Menomonie (Wisconsin). À l'âge de
15 ans, Betty Lee a commencé sa carrière musicale professionnelle lorsqu'elle a
été embauchée par la radio WEBC à Duluth (Minnesota). Elle a été remarquée par
KMSP Channel 9 à Minneapolis (minnesota) et s'est lancée avec la chanteur
Chuck Carson, et s'est produite au
célèbre Flame Café à Minneapolis. En 1959, Betty était la star de son propre
spectacle «The Country Jamboree with Betty Lee» à WEAU, Channel 13 à Eau Claire
(Wisconsin). Elle a été invitée à faire une tournée avec le Grand Ole Opry à
travers le pays, et a fait de nombreuses apparitions dans les programmes de
télévision tout en travaillant et en rencontrant des artistes country célèbres
comme Mel Tillis,
Johnny Rodriguez,
Billy Walker et
Conway Twitty. Betty a toujours remercié
Dieu pour le succès et les opportunités qu'elle avait, et a dit: "Je chanterai
aussi longtemps que le bon Seigneur me le permet." Elle a joué au Midwest
Country Music Theatre de Sandstone (Minnesota), a été invité par Terry Bethel à
chanter au Baldknobber Theater de Branson, Michigan), a chanté des voix de fond
pour Dave Dudley , et a reçu le soutien
de Dick Driscoll des studios Ranch Mystery. Betty a également été appelée par
Jack Beasley, propriétaire de KLPR, Channel 14 à Oklahoma City(Oklahoma), si
elle accueille le spectacle d'Oklahoma Today, mais elle a refusé le travail pour
élever ses cinq enfants. Parmi ses pairs musicaux, Betty a reçu le «Best
Female Vocalist of the Year» et également reconnue avec un prix de
réalisation à vie par le Lifetime Achievement award by the Mid-America Music
Hall of Fame in 2004.
Betty Lee est décédée le 4 Novembre 2021.
US Country
singer born September 10, 1926 in
Menomonie,
Wisconsin. At the age of 15, Betty Lee started her professional music career
when she was hired by WEBC radio in Duluth, Minnesota. She was noticed by KMSP
channel 9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and got to work with Country singer
Chuck Carson,
and performed at the famous Flame Café in Minneapolis. In 1959, Betty was the
star of her own show “The Country Jamboree with Betty Lee” at WEAU, channel 13
in Eau Claire, Wisconsin). She was invited to tour with the Grand Ole Opry
across the country, and made many guest appearances on television programs while
working with and meeting famous country artists like
Mel Tillis,
Johnny Rodriguez,
Billy Walker,
and Conway Twitty.
Betty always thanked God for the success and opportunities she had, and said, “I
will sing as long as the good Lord allows me to.” She performed at Midwest
Country Music Theater in Sandstone, Minnesota, was invited by Terry Bethel to
sing at the Baldknobber Theater in Branson, Michigan, sang background vocals for
Dave Dudley,
and was given support from Dick Driscoll from Mystery Ranch Studios. Betty was
also called by Jack Beasley owner of KLPR, channel 14 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
to she if she would host the Oklahoma Today Show, but she turned down the job to
raise her five children. Among her musical peers, Betty was awarded “Best Female
Vocalist of the Year” and also recognized with a Lifetime Achievement award by
the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame in 2004.
Betty Lee died on November 4, 2021.
Talents : Vocals
Style musical : Traditional Country, Rockabilly
How Does It Feel To Be Lonely
(1959)
 (Echomores featuring the voice of
Betty Lee)
Broken
Down Merry-Go-Round (1964)
When
(1964)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 1959 | SP ROCKET RO 1048 (US) | The
ECHOMORES featuring the voice of
Betty LEE - River Smile /
How
Does It Feel To Be Lonely
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| 09/1960 | SP CIRCLE DOT CD-1008/9 (US) |
When Love Grows Old
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| 1962 | SP GOLDEN WING GW 3006 (US) |
Cryin' Out Loud / Foggy River |
| 1964 | SP CARDINAL C 5011 (US) | |
| 05/1973 | SP FARVIEW F-102 (US) |
Death Of Love / Point Of No Return |
| 1973 | SP FARVIEW F-106 (US) |
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep / Tell Me You Care |
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Album
| 1972 ? | LP 12" MOON MRA-1002 (US) |
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Moods Of The Country Squires And Betty Lee - The Death Of Love / Brotherhood / Warm Country Song / Burnett County Fair / Point Of No Return / Slippery Stings / Can't Get My Mind Off Of You / Pantyhose / Tell Me You Care / Put It Where The Sun Don't Shine / Friendship |
© Rocky Productions 2/12/2022
