by Chuck Haga Minneapolis Star-Tribune, January 24, 2002 She was “Fever” hot and “Is That All There Is?” cool. She came out of North Dakota in the 1930s, claimed a world stage and held it for decades, swinging with Benny Goodman when Goodman was king. Born to the Jazz Age,[…]

Excerpt from “City of Angles” column Los Angeles Times, February 5, 2002 There were roses on every flat surface. Swinging tunes from a five-piece jazz band filled the place. White-coated waiters passed hors d’oeuvres to guests who wore diamonds and furs. This was Peggy Lee’s last party. On a 70-degree[…]

Jazz Diva, Dead At 81, Left Indelible Memories With Her Sultry Sound by Owen McNally Hartford (Connecticut) Courant, January 23, 2002 You had only to hear Peggy Lee one time for her sultry sound, fluid phrasing and silken way with lyrics to become an indelible part of your musical memory[…]

by Thomas W. Evans Chicago Sun-Times, January 25, 2002 A sad item in the news brought back high school days, staying up later than I probably should have listening to Dave Garroway playing classic jazz records on late-night radio. The show always closed around midnight with Peggy Lee seductively intoning[…]

by Randy Schnell Chicago Tribune, January 29, 2002 Thank you for Howard Reich’s fine tribute to the late singer Peggy Lee (“A hit, and that’s all there is to say,” News, Jan. 23). It was not only meaningful to her legions of longtime fans, but hopefully it may have caught[…]

by Lloyd Sachs Chicago Sun-Times, January 23, 2002 In a field dominated by singers with big or flashy styles, Peggy Lee became a sotto voce legend. The platinum-blond North Dakota native, who died Monday at age 81 from a heart attack, was popular music’s ultimate embodiment of less is more,[…]