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© Peggy Lee Associates, LLC

Fever
The Music of Peggy Lee

Presented by Young Productions
for PBS broadcast beginning March 6, 2004

Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee

 

Peggy Lee's career burned for nearly 60 years, from the fresh-faced girl singer with the Benny Goodman Orchestra to the smoky-voiced, sultry star who became a legendary nightclub performer, a prolific recording artist, a successful songwriter, and an actress talented enough to be nominated for an Academy Award. This special, primarily a performance program, will feature her biggest hits and most famous signature songs, spanning the 1940s through the 1980s, with a wealth of rare footage and images, including photographs and memorabilia from Miss Lee's estate.

Introducing the songs and telling her story are friends, colleagues and family members including Quincy Jones, Andy Williams, Margaret Whiting, k.d. lang, Nancy Sinatra, Billy May, Cy Coleman, Johnny Mandel, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Peggy Lee's daughter and granddaughter, Nicki Foster and Holly Foster Wells. Their comments give a fascinating biographical overview of Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota, who survived an abusive childhood and became one of the most acclaimed musical artists of the 20th century.

Songs performed include:

Big Spender
A Doodlin' Song
Fever
A Fine Romance
He's A Tramp
Here's To You
I Don't Know Enough About You
I Love Being Here With You
I'm A Woman
I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
Is That All There Is?
It's A Good Day
Lover
Maņana
See See Rider
The Shining Sea
St. Louis Blues
Why Don't You Do Right?
The Wind Beneath My Wings

Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee debuted on the following PBS stations in March, 2004. Additional stations will air this program in the coming months. Visit PBS to check for scheduled broadcasts in your viewing area.

Alabama
APTV Birmingham - Saturday 3/20, 5:00 pm

Alaska
KUAC Fairbanks - Sunday 3/7, 10:00 pm
KTOO Juneau - Sunday 3/7, 10:00 pm

California
KCSM San Mateo - Saturday 3/6, 9:30 pm
KPBS San Diego - Tuesday 3/9, 9:30 pm
KTEH San Jose - Friday 3/12, 6:30 pm
KRCB North Bay - Friday 3/12, 7:00 pm
KVCR San Bernardino - Friday 3/12, 8:00 pm
KOCE Los Angeles - Sunday 3/14, 8:30 pm
KCET Los Angeles - Monday 3/15, 8:00 pm
KQED San Francisco - Thursday 3/18, 9:00 pm
KIXE Redding - Thursday 3/18, 9:30 pm
KTEH San Jose - Friday 3/19, 6:30 pm
KTEH San Jose - Saturday 3/20, 5:30 pm
KVPT Fresno - Saturday 3/20, 7:00 pm
KCET Los Angeles - Friday 3/26, 9:30 pm
KVIE Sacramento - April (date unknown)

Delaware
WHYY Wilmington - Wednesday 3/24, 9:00 pm

Florida
WGCU Fort Myers - Thursday 3/11, 9:30 pm
WEDU Tampa - Friday 3/12, 2:30 pm
WUFT Gainesville - Friday 3/12, 9:30 pm
WEDU Tampa - Friday 3/12, 10:00 pm
WLRN Miami - Saturday 3/13, 7:30 pm
WLRN Miami - Sunday 3/14, 4:00 am
WXEL West Palm Beach - Monday 3/15, 7:30 pm
WMFE Orlando - Saturday 3/20, 7:00 pm
WJCT Jacksonville - Saturday 3/20, 7:30 pm
WPBT Miami - Monday 3/22, 9:00 pm
WPBT Miami - Sunday 3/28, 3:00 pm

Hawaii
Hawaii Public Television - Wednesday 3/10, 9:30 pm
Hawaii Public Television - Saturday 3/13, 5:30 pm

Illinois
WTVP Peoria - Friday 3/12, 3:30 am
WQPT Moline - Sunday 3/14, 11:00 pm

Indiana
WYIN Merrillville - Sunday 3/7, 10:30 pm
WNIN Evansville - Friday 3/12, 9:00 pm
WFYI Indianapolis - Sunday 3/14, 6:30 pm
WIPB Muncie - Thursday 3/18, 9:30 pm
WNIN Evansville - Thursday 3/18, 10:30 pm
WIPB Muncie - Saturday 3/20, 4:30 pm

Kansas
KPTS Wichita - Tuesday 3/16, 7:00 pm

Kentucky
KET Lexington - Saturday 3/20, 6:30 pm

Louisiana
WYES New Orleans - Saturday 3/13, 9:00 pm
WYES New Orleans - Sunday 3/14, 12:30 am

Maryland (+ Washington DC)
Maryland Public Television - Sunday 3/14, 6:30 pm
Maryland Public Television - Thursday 3/18, 4:00 pm

Michigan
WFUM Flint - Monday 3/8, 11:00 pm
WGVU-WGVK Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo - Saturday 3/13, 9:00 pm
WCMU Mount Pleasant - Monday 3/15, 9:30 pm
WGVU-WGVK Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo - Tuesday 3/16, 5:00 am
WCMU Mount Pleasant - Friday 3/19, 9:00 pm

Minnesota
PPT Appleton - Monday 3/8, 2:00 pm
KAWE Lakeland - Tuesday 3/9, 1:00 am
KSMQ Austin - Tuesday 3/9, 8:30 pm
KAWE Lakeland - Wednesday 3/10, 7:00 pm
KAWE Lakeland - Thursday 3/11, 2:00 am
TPT St. Paul/Minneapolis - Friday 3/12, 8:30 pm
KAWE Lakeland - Sunday 3/14, 9:30 pm

Mississippi
Mississippi Broadcasting Networks - Monday 3/8, 8:30 pm
Mississippi Broadcasting Networks - Saturday 3/13, 12:30 am
Mississippi Broadcasting Networks - Tuesday 3/16, 10:30 pm
Mississippi Broadcasting Networks - Saturday 3/20, 2:30 am
Mississippi Broadcasting Networks - Sunday 3/21, 7:00 pm

Missouri
KOZK Springfield - Wednesday 3/10, 8:30 pm
KMOS Warrensburg - Thursday 3/11, 7:00 pm
KETC St. Louis - Wednesday 4/14, 8:00 pm

Nevada
KNPB Reno - Sunday 3/14, 6:00 pm

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Public Television - Tuesday 3/9, 9:30 pm

New Jersey
NJN Newark/Trenton - Thursday 3/11, 8:00 pm

New Mexico
KNME Albuquerque - Monday 3/15, 7:00 pm
KENW Portales - Saturday 3/20, 10:15 pm

New York
WLIW Long Island - Saturday 3/6, 8:00 pm
WNET New York City - Tuesday 3/9, 10:00 pm
WLIW Long Island - Wednesday 3/10, 2:30 pm
WCNY Syracuse - Thursday 3/11, 8:00 pm
WSKG Binghamton - Thursday 3/11, 9:30 pm
WXXI Rochester - Thursday 3/18, 9:30 pm

North Carolina
WTVI Charlotte - Saturday 3/13, 9:30 pm
UNC-TV Chapel Hill - Sunday 3/14, 4:00 am

North Dakota
Prairie Public Broadcasting - Saturday 3/6, 6:30 pm
Prairie Public Broadcasting - Sunday 3/7, 4:00 am

Ohio
WOUB Athens - Sunday 3/7, 8:30 pm
WOUB Athens - Monday 3/8, 3:00 am
WOUB Athens - Tuesday 3/9, 11:00 pm
WOUB Athens - Wednesday 3/10, 3:00 am
WVIZ Cleveland - Saturday 3/13, 5:00 pm
WNEO Kent - Saturday 3/13, 10:00 pm
WNEO Kent - Monday 3/22, 10:00 pm
WNEO Kent - Sunday 3/28, 3:00 pm

Oklahoma
OETA Oklahoma City - Thursday 3/11, 10:00 pm

Oregon
Southern Oregon Public Television - Saturday 3/13, 8:00 pm
Oregon Public Broadcasting - Monday 3/15, 10:00 pm

Pennsylvania
WQLN Erie - Tuesday 3/9, 9:30 pm
WVIA Northeastern - Saturday 3/13, 5:30 pm
WPSX University Park - Monday 3/15, 8:00 pm
WPSX University Park - Tuesday 3/16, 1:30 am
WPSX University Park - Tuesday 3/16, 4:30 am
WQED Pittsburgh - Tuesday 3/16, 9:30 pm
WHYY Philadelphia - Wednesday 3/24, 9:00 pm

South Dakota
South Dakota Public Television - Wednesday 3/10, 9:00 pm

Tennessee
WSJK-WKOP Knoxville - Tuesday 3/9, 10:00 pm
WKNO Memphis - Saturday 3/13, 4:00 pm
WTCI Chattanooga - Saturday 3/13, 7:00 pm
WTCI Chattanooga - Sunday 3/14, 4:00 am

Texas
KLRU Austin - Thursday 3/11, 7:00 pm
KEDT Corpus Christi - Saturday 3/13, 9:00 pm
KUHT Houston - Thursday 3/18, 7:00 pm
KCOS El Paso - Saturday 3/20, 8:30 pm

Virginia
Blue Ridge Public Television - Friday 3/19, 9:00 pm

Washington
KWSU Pullman - Saturday 3/13, 8:00 pm
KBTC Tacoma - Sunday 3/14, 2:00 pm
KBTC Tacoma - Saturday 3/27, 10:30 pm

Wisconsin
MPTV Milwaukee - Saturday 3/13, 9:30 pm
MPTV Milwaukee - Tuesday 3/16, 1:30 pm
WPT Madison - Wednesday 3/24, 10:00 pm

Wyoming
Wyoming Public Television - Friday 3/12, 8:00 pm