The ASCAP Foundation announced songwriters Michael Blum and Jenna Lotti as recipients of the inaugural Peggy Lee Songwriter Award, an honor created to mark the centennial of the legendary songwriter and entertainer and recognize promising new songwriters. Blum and Lotti’s song “Fake ID” was chosen by ASCAP’s team, including judges[…]
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Peggy Lee: The Life and Legacy of a Pioneering Jazz Singer
“Peggy Lee was a universal artist in many things,” states Dr. Tish Oney, author of an insightful new book on the singer, Peggy Lee: A Century of Song. “She was a top-grade performer and recording artist, producer, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, voiceover artist, Academy Award-nominated actress and a lyricist for many[…]
Opinion: Remembering the LGBT ‘Aunts’ and ‘Uncles’ Who Helped Raise Me
NPR’s Scott Simon (excerpt): “Jim, Gene, and Leo had all come to Chicago from small towns in the Midwest and south. Now and then, they’d mention they had spoken with their mother, or a cousin, on the phone. But they didn’t seem to go back home for even a visit.[…]
Holly Foster Wells on Managing the Estate of Peggy Lee, Future Peggy Lee Releases and More
One of the most important musical influences of the 20th century, Peggy Lee wrote over 200 songs, recorded over 1,100 masters and had over 100 chart hits throughout her seven-decade career. As one of the world’s first female contemporary singer-songwriters, she co-wrote and sang many of her own hits, most[…]
100 Years of Peggy Lee: A Gateway to the Late Great American Singer-Songwriter
The iconic singer-songwriter Peggy Lee would have turned 100 years old this week. To celebrate her centennial birthday, a brand new compilation record called Ultimate Peggy Lee was released and the GRAMMY Museum hosted a panel discussion with guests that included Billie Eilish, k.d. Lang, Eric Burton of Black Pumas,[…]
Remembering the Music on the Centennial of Peggy Lee
The work ethic and determination that made Peggy Lee an international star as a singer, songwriter and actress started right here in North Dakota, according to her granddaughter Holly Foster Wells. “She was very proud of being from North Dakota,” Wells said. “… she worked hard in North Dakota, a[…]