How Brenda Lee's collaboration with producer Owen Bradley changed the course of her career
Season 38
Episode 6
About the Episode
Owen Bradley, producer at Decca Records, took Brenda Lee under his wing and became both a musical mentor and a life mentor to her. "Owen credited Brenda with really showing that pop music could be done in Nashville," said music historian Alan Stoker.
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