“While she might have moved away to expand her career as a singer and songwriter, Peggy always continued to remember her North Dakota upbringing. ‘She was a survivor, taking some pretty dire circumstances and turning them into a beautiful body of work,’ [said Holly Foster Wells]. ‘But she certainly didn’t[…]

“Is That All There Is? dared to be different and showed that, though Peggy Lee was often typecast as a stereotypical jazz chanteuse, she was a much more versatile performer than had hitherto been revealed. Though its title song is an ode to coping with disappointment, that particular emotion is the[…]

The GRAMMY Museum and 92NY are thrilled to host a special event celebrating the legendary Peggy Lee and the 60th anniversary of her I’m a Woman album, featuring a conversation with Lee’s granddaughter, Holly Foster Wells, and Emmy®-winning correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning Mo Rocca. Through stories and rare performance[…]

“Did a clergyman in the Fargo area once refer to Peggy Lee as ‘the singer of a thousand songs?’ Yes, and it turns out that this man of the cloth was not exaggerating. During her long and illustrious career, Peggy Lee recorded more than 1,100 songs.” [Source: Timothy J. Kloberdanz,[…]

Capitol Records and Universal Music Enterprises Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of ‘I’m a Woman’ with Digital Expanded Edition Out March 31, 2023 Features Newly Remastered Audio and Eight Bonus Tracks, Five of Which Are Previously Unreleased Including a Collaboration with Bobby Darin LOS ANGELES, CA – March 31, 2023 –[…]

New music just in time for Valentine’s Day: a previously unreleased Peggy Lee recording! “Be Anything (But Be Mine)” is from Peggy’s 1952 radio show and is premiering with a new lyric video on February 14, 2023. The song is by Irving Gordon, who is best remembered for another love[…]