by Leonard Feather Her multiple personalities make it all but impossible to combine them in one story. In fact, recently a publicist wrote three separate press releases: “Miss Peggy Lee – the Professional Side,” “Miss Peggy Lee – the Personal Side,” and “Miss Peggy Lee – the Creative Side.” They[…]
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Peggy Lee Sings Tonight and Mañana
by John S. Wilson Peggy Lee is making a rare appearance at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, where she is performing tonight and tomorrow evening with Tony Bennett. As might be expected, her program includes some of her hit songs: “Fever,” “Is That All There Is?,”[…]
A Whole New Ball Game Coming Up for Peggy Lee
by Dave Dexter Jr. Los Angeles – She has played it cool for almost a full decade, accepting engagements only sporadically. Now Peggy Lee is out of the chute again and pursuing her singing career as she did back in the 1940s when she was rated the nation’s most popular[…]
Fever for Living
by Alan Markfield Peggy Lee calls it “my new start.” Critics are calling it a comeback. Six months ago Peggy Lee was near death, battling an illness that for a time left her paralyzed. Today, she has not only fought off the disease that nearly killed her, but is also[…]
Peggy Lee at 60: Old Flame Still Shines Brightly
by Vernon Scott (United Press International) Hollywood – There is Sinatra, of course, but how many other pop vocalists of 40 years ago can still fill a music hall? One of them, and maybe the only other one, is Peggy Lee, one of the superstar big band singers of the[…]
Miss Peggy Lee
by David Galligan Like one of the lyrics she sings, the legend “drinks her coffee from her favorite cup” and talks about her life so far. And you listen to that extraordinary voice – the one that sounds like leaves burning on an autumn day. Peggy Lee sits at a[…]