1962 Songs: Break It to Me Gently

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Let’s see….at 9 AM I ordered a new TV and microwave. Here, at 2 PM, all of that has been delivered and set up, and here I am, ready to bomb you with another song from 1962! Here’s a song that you may know because it was “recently” (40 years ago, which is closer than 60 years ago ) covered. Break It to Me Gently - Brenda Lee Little Miss Dynamite! (I’ve met her, and she is quite small in stature.) I don’t know if you heard or not, but Dolly Parton was announced as one of the new inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She’s not the first woman to be in both rock and country halls. Brenda Lee is in both. And here she is, showing off that “dynamite” voice (the nickname came from a song called “Dynamite,” not from her singing….although her voice qualifies as well [she was 18 when she recorded this]) on a song that later became a hit for Juice Newton. What a legendary talent! No wonder she’s in both halls of fame (as well as the Rockabilly Hall of Fame)! Break It to Me Gently Written by Joe Seneca and Diane Lampert Recorded by Brenda Lee From …Let Me Sing, 1962 So my tears won’t fall too fast: