“Norma Deloris Egstrom From Jamestown, North Dakota was largely ignored at the time of its release. Over the years, though, it has grown in stature. It revealed, with its bold choice of material, that Peggy Lee was unafraid of taking creative risks, which is the hallmark of every great artist.” [Source:[…]
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Just for a Thrill: Peggy Lee’s “Norma Deloris Egstrom” Returns to CD for 50th Anniversary
With Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota, both the title (Lee’s birth name) and the stark cover portrait indicated the song stylist’s desire to strip away any artifice, revealing the woman behind the music. On November 18, Capitol/UMe will reissue, remaster, and expand this landmark set on CD, returning it to[…]
Capitol Records and Universal Music Enterprises Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ‘Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota’
Peggy Lee’s long-out-of-print fan favorite gets a deluxe edition November 18 LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 – To honor one of her most treasured and evocative albums, Capitol Records and Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), in conjunction with Peggy Lee Associates, announce a 50th-anniversary edition of Peggy Lee’s Norma[…]
Watch Peggy Lee, Sergio Franchi, Nancy Sinatra Together on ‘Ed Sullivan’
Three top entertainers can be seen in their performing heyday in a new addition to the ever-expanding archive of historic clips from The Ed Sullivan Show. Peggy Lee, Sergio Franchi, and Nancy Sinatra join forces on the October 1, 1967 edition of the celebrated variety series to perform a medley of pop[…]
All-Star Lineup Celebrates Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee at the Hollywood Bowl
Billie Eilish beamed at the audience in the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday for an all-star show billed as A Tribute to Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra. And sure, the 20-year-old electropop singer and Coachella headliner might have seemed the odd vocalist out in a lineup that also featured the likes[…]
How Holly Foster Wells, Granddaughter of Peggy Lee, Keeps the Iconic Singer-Songwriter’s Legacy Alive
“My grandmother told me when I was six years old that I was going to be doing this job,” she says. “I didn’t understand it; I didn’t even know what she was talking about. And as I got older she started giving me little nuggets of information along the way;[…]