Brenda Holloway

Brenda Holloway (born June 21, 1946 in Atascadero, California) is an African-American singer and songwriter best known for her period as a recording artist for the Motown label during the 1960s.

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Her best known hits from her Motown days were the soul ballad "Every Little Bit Hurts" (which reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964, and was the title track of her first album that year), "When I'm Gone" (#25 in 1965), and "You've Made Me So Very Happy", which she co-wrote with her sister Patrice Holloway (which reached only #39 in 1968, but the following year was a major No. 2 hit for Blood, Sweat & Tears). She also had R&B hits with "I'll Always Love You," "Operator", and "Just Look What You've Done."

June 21: June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. This day usually marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, and thus is the day of the year with the longest hours of daylight ...

1946: 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. (see link for calendar)...

Atascadero, California: Atascadero is a city located in San Luis Obispo County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,411....

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