Peggy Lee

vocals · 1920–2002 · Jamestown

Singer born Norma Egstrom in North Dakota, a contralto. She joined Benny Goodman's orchestra in 1941 and stayed about two years before a solo career, from Black Coffee (1953) to Is That All There Is? (1969).

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Styles

• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese
• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Why Don't You Do Right? (1942)
• Fever (1958)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Dedicated episode · May 30, 2021: Peggy Lee : la reine de la chanson (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Peggy Lee
• EN : Why Don't You Do Right?

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