All about Julie and Jolie

Singer Brenda Lee and her husband of over 60 years, Ronnie Shacklett, are the proud parents of two adult daughters, Julie and Jolie.

Known as the iconic voice behind “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” Brenda met her future husband at a Jackie Wilson concert, where she handed him a note that read, “Hello, my name is Brenda, here’s my number.” . “But I will be working and working in Europe for three months,” it says The New York Times. He called her when she returned to the United States and they married just a few months later in 1963.

The couple had their first daughter, Julie, in 1964, and their second daughter, Jolie, followed a few years later. Although Brenda became famous at a young age (she recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” when she was 13), she largely kept her two children out of the public eye, aside from a few early appearances such as the 1972 Nashville Christmas parade.

Now adults Julie and Jolie are no longer in the spotlight. Brenda still performs, but appropriately Rolling StoneShe described her life as “just an ordinary day of a woman who has children, grandchildren, a husband and a house.” She told the outlet in 2018, “The thing that’s special about me is that I’ve always lived a normal life… I’m probably one of the few artists who have done that.”

Here you can find out everything about Brenda Lee’s two children Julie and Jolie.

Julie Shacklett

Brenda and Ronnie had their first child together, daughter Julie Shacklett, on April 2, 1964. Brenda was 18 years old at the time.

Accordingly The New York TimesJulie was born six weeks premature at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.

Per The TennesseanShe married Keith Clay in October 1986 and has had children of her own since then.

Julie also helped her mother write the 2002 autobiography Little Miss Dynamite: The Life and Times of Brenda Lee.

Jolie Shacklett

Brenda and Ronnie welcomed their second daughter, Jolie Shacklett, a few years after Julie’s birth.

Jolie stayed out of the spotlight her whole life. However, she attended a luncheon with her family to celebrate Brenda’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. She also attended the induction ceremony at Music City Walk of Fame Park in Nashville in 2018, where Brenda received a star.

While Brenda didn’t often comment on her children’s personal lives, she did share insight into her long-term marriage to Ronnie.

“I’m just being myself, and when I commit, it’s hard to get rid of me, and my husband will tell you that,” Lee said on an episode of ” Life in the South‘S Cookies and jam Podcast. “I’m loyal to those who are loyal to me… and in this industry that’s hard because everyone is so busy, and it’s normal, but they’re so busy just trying to survive what this business offers.”