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When Brenda Lee eloped with her husband
Brenda Lee met her husband Ronnie Shacklett at the age of 17 while watching Jackie Wilson at the Nashville Fairgrounds Coliseum. She kept their engagement to herself for three months before telling anyone in her family. They eloped six months after meeting and have been married since 1963.
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