by Bill Kaufman It has been just short of a decade since Peggy Lee has performed in an intimate cabaret setting, an absence that will be made up for Wednesday, when the silky-voiced singer opens at the Ballroom in Manhattan Chelsea district. She’ll be there for a four-week engagement through[…]
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Starwatch: Peggy Lee
by Mary Campbell It’s a very happy show, Peggy Lee says about her July 10 to August 3 engagement at the Ballroom cabaret, and she’s happy to be in New York doing it. She says she certainly didn’t stamp angrily out of New York vowing never to return, when her[…]
Peggy Lee: Still at Fever’s Pitch
by George Christy Peggy Lee has recorded 631 songs and dozens upon dozens of albums, with many of her hits spawning gold records. Wherever she performs, legions of loyal admirers appear, fans of all ages, as they did recently at the Westwood Playhouse in Los Angeles, where her nightly concerts[…]
Peggy Lee Credo: Go Back to Work
by Bob Thomas LOS ANGELES – One of the entertainment world’s ablest survivors, singer Peggy Lee, last winter suffered a blow that would send most stars to their psychiatrists. Her autobiographical show, Peg, was rejected by the Broadway critics and closed December 18 after 18 performances. “Self-pity is a waste[…]
Lee’s Quest for Meaning in Life, and in the Lyrics
by Terry Atkinson Miss Peggy Lee was doing The Merv Griffin Show. In the greenroom, other guests waited their turns, along with Griffin staffers and publicists, all half-watching the taping on a monitor and half-talking among themselves. A couple of kids in jogging suits did warm-up stretches on the floor,[…]
On a New Plateau of Vocal Artistry: Peggy Lee
by Les Tomkins Les Tomkins: There are two things I’d like to say to begin with, Peggy. Firstly, to be here talking with you fulfills a long-held ambition for me. Secondly, as far as I’m concerned, the show I’ve just enjoyed is the best I’ve ever heard from you –[…]