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Brenda Lee was the headline performer of a dreary, weary evening at the CNE last night, says critic Bill Dampier
Brenda Lee was the headline performer of a dreary, weary evening at the CNE last night, says critic Bill Dampier

Brenda Lee was the headline performer of a dreary, weary evening at the CNE last night, says critic Bill Dampier

Date8/26/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Brenda Lee was the headline performer of a dreary, weary evening at the CNE last night, says critic Bill Dampier. Perl and vivacious, she tried hard with her old hit tunes, but following Chuck Berry (right), a fine musician giving a performance that can only be described as dismal, all the odds were against the singer.
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Brenda Lee was the headline performer of a dreary, weary evening at the CNE last night, says critic Bill Dampier
Brenda Lee was the headline performer of a dreary, weary evening at the CNE last night, says critic Bill Dampier
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