Do you remember that song? Well, it was thirteen year old Molly Bee who just passed away last Saturday. She started singing at 10, married 5 times, had a problem with drugs, and revitalized her career in the '70's with an album called "Good Golly Ms Molly".
I loved her song "She kept on Talking"
" .. she kept on talking, I guess she didn't know I was your wife ..."
She was raised in Beltbuckle, Tennessee. Then her family moved to AZ. When she was 13, Bee signed with Capitol Records, releasing her first single, "Tennessee Tango." However, it was "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," released late in 1952, that was her first major success. In 1953, she recorded "Don't Start Courtin' in a Hot Rod Ford," a duet with Tennessee Ernie Ford. The following year, she left Pinky Lee's show for Ford's daytime television show. Bee's career continued to grow, as she had more hit singles -- including "Young Romance," "Don't Look Back," and "5 Points of a Star" -- and appeared on a variety of television shows. By the late '50s, her live shows were drawing large, record-breaking crowds.
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