Editing Brenda Lee (section)

=== 1970–1992 ===
[[File:Brenda Lee 1977.JPG|thumb|Lee in 1977]]
During the early 1970s, Lee re-established herself as a country music artist. In a 1996 [[memoir]], [[television producer]] Sam Lovullo stated that Lee's 1972 appearance on his [[variety show]] ''[[Hee Haw]]'' had been instrumental to her [[Comeback (publicity)|comeback]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lovullo |first1=Sam |last2=Eliot |first2=Marc |date=1996 |title=Life in the Kornfield: My 25 Years at ''Hee Haw'' |location=New York |publisher=The Berkley Publishing Group |isbn= 1-57297-028-6 |quote=Brenda Lee ... faded from the charts, until ''Hee Haw'' brought her back. Her appearance on our show was the key to reestablishing her career. |quote-page=126}}</ref> Lee earned a string of top ten hits in the United States on the country charts, the first of which was 1973's "[[Nobody Wins (Brenda Lee song)|Nobody Wins]]", which reached the top five that spring and became her last Top 100 pop hit, peaking at No.&nbsp;70. The follow-up, the [[Mark James (songwriter)|Mark James]] composition "[[Sunday Sunrise (song)|Sunday Sunrise]]", reached No.&nbsp;6 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard magazine]]''{{'s}} Hot Country Singles chart that October. Other major hits included "[[Wrong Ideas]]" and "[[Big Four Poster Bed]]" (1974); and "Rock on Baby" and "[[She's My Rock|He's My Rock]]" (both 1975).

After a few years of lesser hits, Lee began another run at the top ten with 1979's "[[Tell Me What It's Like]]". Two follow-ups also reached the Top 10 in 1980: "[[The Cowgirl and the Dandy]]" and "[[Broken Trust]]" (the latter featuring vocal backing by [[the Oak Ridge Boys]]). A 1982 album, ''[[The Winning Hand]]'', featuring Lee along with [[Dolly Parton]], [[Kris Kristofferson]] and [[Willie Nelson]], was a surprise hit, reaching the top ten on the U.S. country albums chart. Her last well-known hit was 1984's "[[Hallelujah, I Love Her So]]" in duet with [[George Jones]] (Lee sang this song individually before and released it in 1960 on ''[[This Is...Brenda]]''). In 1992, Lee recorded a duet ("You'll Never Know") with [[Willy DeVille]] on his album ''[[Loup Garou (album)|Loup Garou]]''.<ref name="digitaljournal.com">{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/music/brenda-lee-announces-signing-with-webster-public-relations/article/490083|title=Brenda Lee announces signing with Webster Public Relations|date=April 11, 2017|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-date=April 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033910/http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/music/brenda-lee-announces-signing-with-webster-public-relations/article/490083|url-status=live}}</ref>