Brenda Lee Fondly Remembers A Special Gift From Elvis
Source: The Tennessean
August 25, 2022
Brenda Lee TCL.
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Elvis would also hand out 'TCB' necklaces to his closest male friends, with the initials 'TCB' standing for 'Taking Care of Business'.
Brenda chose to display her 'TLC' necklace in a frame along with a picture of her and Elvis that was taken on the night of her Opry debut when she was just 13 years old.
The First Meeting
Brenda Lee and Elvis met at Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Ga., in March of 1956 when Elvis played the first time there with June Carter and her mother and two sisters. Grand Ole Opry comedian Rod Brasfield also was on the show. She met Elvis Presley for the first time which is said to be one of her fondest memories'.Elvis returned in July. Brenda had just been discovered by Opry star Red Foley the previous month in February of 1956 in Bell Auditorium and was starting to appear on his national Ozark Jubilee show in Missouri. That would lead to her Decca Records contract. To celebrate, Brenda's mother and stepfather took her to see Elvis the next month in March.
'I was an Elvis fan of course, we all were', Brenda says in an interview with The Tennessean, as she fondly reflects on their first meeting. 'He was a part of the fabric of our lives'.
The necklace carries a lot of meaning for Brenda, since her and Elvis remained close up until his death in 1977. She says that she admired him the most for how loyal he was to the important people in his life.
'He never lost that Southern, genteel, gentlemanly persona', Brenda says. 'I loved that about him. He was that way to the end'.
It's no wonder Elvis gave Brenda a 'TLC' necklace, because she is such a sweetheart!
Brenda Lee and Elvis Presley December 13, 1957 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
Brenda Lee aged 13 and Elvis Presley.
Brenda Lee aged 13 and Elvis Presley.
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