Peggy Lee
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Biography
[Edit]Peggy Lee's alluring tone, distinctive delivery, breadth of material, and ability to write many of her own songs made her one of the most captivating artists of the vocal era, from her breakthrough on the Benny Goodman hit "Why Don't You Do Right" to her many solo successes, singles including "Mañana," "Lover" and "Fever" that showed her bewitching vocal power, a balance between sultry swing and impeccable musicianship.
Born Norma Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, she suffered the death of her mother at the age of four and endured a difficult stepmother after her father remarried. Given her sense of swing by listening to Count Basie on the radio, she taught herself to sing and made her radio debut at the age of 14. She made the jump to Fargo (where she was christened Peggy Lee), then to Minneapolis and St. Louis to sing with a regional band. Lee twice journeyed to Hollywood to make her fortune, but returned unsuccessful from both trips.
She finally got her big break in 1941, when a vocal group she worked with began appearing at a club in Chicago. While there, she was heard by Benny Goodman, whose regular vocalist Helen Forrest was about to leave his band. Lee recorded with Goodman just a few days later, debuting with the popular "Elmer's Tune" despite a good deal of nerves. That same year, several songs became commercial successes including "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" and "Winter Weather." In 1943, "Why Don't You Do Right" became her first major hit, but she left the Goodman band (and the music industry altogether) later that year after marrying Goodman's guitarist, Dave Barbour.
After just over a year of domestic life, Peggy Lee returned to music, first as part of an all-star jazz album. Then, in late 1945, Capitol signed her to a solo contract and she hit the charts with her first shot, "Waitin' for the Train to Come In." Lee continued to score during the late '40s, with over two dozen chart entries before the end of the decade, including "It's a Good Day," "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" — the most popular song of 1948 — and "I Don't Know Enough About You." Many of her singles were done in conjunction with Barbour, her frequent writing and recording partner.
After moving to Decca in 1952, Peggy Lee scored with the single "Lover" and an LP, Songs From Pete Kelly's Blues recorded with Ella Fitzgerald (both singers also made appearances in the film). She spent only five years at Decca however, before moving back to Capitol. There, she distinguished herself through recording a wide variety of material, including songs — and occasionally, entire LPs — influenced by the blues, Latin and cabaret as well as pop. Lee also used many different settings, like an orchestra conducted by none other than Frank Sinatra for 1957's The Man I Love, the George Shearing Quintet for 1959's live appearance Beauty and the Beat, Quincey Jones as arranger and conductor for 1961's If You Go, and arrangements by Benny Carter on 1963's Mink Jazz. Barbour's problems with alcoholism ended their marriage, though they remained good friends until his death in 1965.
Peggy Lee was an early advocate of rock and made a quick transition into rock-oriented material. Given her depth and open mind for great songs no matter the source, it wasn't much of a surprise that she sounded quite comfortable covering the more song-oriented end of late-'60s rock, including great choices by Jimmy Webb, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Burt Bacharach, Randy Newman, Goffin & King and John Sebastian. She nearly brushed the Top Ten in 1969 with Leiber & Stoller's "Is That All There Is?" She continued recording contemporary material until 1972's Norma Deloris Egstrom From Jamestown, North Dakota brought her back to her roots. It was her last LP for Capitol, however. Lee recorded single LPs for Atlantic, A&M, Polydor UK and DRG before effectively retiring at the beginning of the 1980s. She returned in 1988 with two LPs for Music Masters that revisited her earlier successes. Her last album, Moments Like This, was recorded in 1992 for Chesky. Her voice was effectively silenced after a 1998 stroke, and she died of a heart attack at her Bel Air home in early 2002.
Title: The Capitol Collectors Series: Peggy Lee
Artist: Peggy Lee
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Best of Peggy Lee
Artist: Peggy Lee
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Norma Deloris Egstrom From Jamestown, North Dakota
Artist: Peggy Lee
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Intersection Poems
Artist: Peggy Lee, Wayne Horvitz, Bill Clark, Ron Samworth, Dylan Van Der Schyff
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation
Title: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions 1945-49 (CD3)
Artist: Peggy Lee, June Christy
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Great Ladies of Song: Spotlight On Peggy Lee
Artist: Peggy Lee
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: World Broadcast Recordings 1955
Artist: Peggy Lee
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Classical
Title: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions 1945-49 (CD2)
Artist: Peggy Lee, June Christy
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Classical
Collections
Title: Ladies Of Vocal Jazz, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Fifties Girls (CD2)
Title: American Songbook Series, Frank Loesser
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: American Songbook Series, Cy Coleman
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Nice N Easy (CD3)
Title: Nice N Easy (CD2)
Title: Now Thats What I Call Disney 2014 (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Kids, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Now Thats What I Call Disney 2014 (CD3)
Genre: Pop, Kids, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: American Songbook Series, Alec Wilder
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Great Divas (CD1)
Title: Great Divas (CD2)
Title: Great Divas (CD3)
Title: I Put A Spell On You - Mesmerising Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Les Divas Du Jazz Remastered
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Le Meilleur Du Jazz, Vol. 2
Title: Golden Decade - Music Of My Life 1948 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Decade - Music Of My Life 1948 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Decade - Music Of My Life 1952 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Legendary Divas
Genre: Blues, Vocal Jazz
Title: Electro Swing 2: Swing Into Christmas
Genre: Electronica, Swing House, Electro, Nu Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Lifestyle2 - Bar Jazz Vol. 1 (CD1)
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Lounge
Title: Jazz Hits The 50's
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Ladies Of Vocal Jazz, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Unforgettable Love Songs (CD1)
Genre: Industrial, Club/Dance, Disco House, EBM
Title: Ultimate Disney (Original Soundtrack) (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: La Boîte Noire De Radio Nova 1961
Genre: Rock, Reggae, Latin, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk
Title: 100 Karaoke Hits (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Best Of USA 100 Hits (CD1)
Title: Best Of USA 100 Hits (CD2)
Title: Blues Absolute Best
Genre: Blues, Vocal Jazz
Title: 50 Greatest Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Burlesque, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Original Sound Deluxe: Cole Porter Greatest Songs
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz Divas: Gold (CD1)
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: The Later Lounge
Title: Silver Linings Songs Of A Lifetime (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop
Title: Roots Of Jazz, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Voices & Unforgettable Evergreens (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Smokin' Jazz, Vol. 1
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: In Love... With Cole Porter
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Blues Women Anthology Vol. 8 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Jazz Legends - Divas CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Love, Rosie (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Pink Champagne (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Female Legends Of The 50's And More! (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultra-Lounge: Tiki Sampler
Title: A Time To Remember: 1944
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: A Time To Remember: 1941
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Lady And The Tramp (Remastered)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Simply Swing 2015 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Simply Swing 2015 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The R&B Years 42-45: Vol. 1 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll
Title: Summer Songs, Summer Love, Summer Fun (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country
Title: Covered By The Beatles Volume 1
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: The Voice of Christmas: The Complete Decca Christmas Songbook
Artist: Bing Crosby
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Bing: His Legendary Years 1931-1957 (Box Set)
Artist: Bing Crosby
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Singer and His Songs
Artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan
Genre: Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Top 100 Classics - The Very Best of Mel Torme
Artist: Mel Tormé / Mel Torme
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Thanks for the Memories
Artist: Bob Hope
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Theatre/Soundtrack, Humor, Classical
Title: The Document
Artist: DJ Andy Smith
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Bop
Title: What a Wonderful Christmas
Artist: Louis Armstrong
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Crosby Classics: Songs from His Famous Radio Broadcasts
Artist: Bing Crosby
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ultra-Lounge / Christmas Cocktails Volume II
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music