PEGGY LEE

(May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and performer. She wrote music for films, acted, and created conceptual record albums—encompassing poetry, jazz, chamber pop, and art songs.

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Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee was born Norma Deloris Egstrom on May 26, 1920, in Jamestown, North Dakota. At age 14, she started performing with a local band, The Doc Haines Orchestra, and singing with them for radio stations. While the program director at WDAY in Fargo was fond of Egstrom's voice, he liked her name less. He decided she looked “like a Peggy,” and renamed her Peggy Lee.
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Happy Birthday, Peggy Lee, Actress and Award-Winning Jazz-Pop Singer

Peggy Lee was born Norma Deloris Egstrom on May 26, 1920, in Jamestown, North Dakota. At age 14, she started performing with a local band, The Doc Haines Orchestra, and singing with them for radio stations. While the program director at WDAY in Fargo was fond of Egstrom's voice, he liked her name less. He decided she looked “like a Peggy,” and renamed her Peggy Lee.
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PEGGY LEE Someting Groovy (1968)

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