Molly Bee

Molly Bee (August 18, 1939–February 7, 2009), born Mollie Gene Beachboard, was an American country music singer famous for her 1952 recording of the early perennial, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", and as Pinky Lee's sidekick on The Pinky Lee Show. Bee was also well known in the 1950s in Los Angeles, California as a regular on Hometown Jamboree, a local television program featuring Tennessee Ernie Ford, later the host of NBC's The Ford Show. She also appeared several times on The Ford Show during its five-year run (1956–1961). Bee, who was part Native American, was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on August 18, 1939, raised in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, until she and her family moved to Tucson, Arizona sometime in the 1940s. When Bee...