by Bob Thomas LOS ANGELES – One of the entertainment world’s ablest survivors, singer Peggy Lee, last winter suffered a blow that would send most stars to their psychiatrists. Her autobiographical show, Peg, was rejected by the Broadway critics and closed December 18 after 18 performances. “Self-pity is a waste[…]
Lee’s Quest for Meaning in Life, and in the Lyrics
by Terry Atkinson Miss Peggy Lee was doing The Merv Griffin Show. In the greenroom, other guests waited their turns, along with Griffin staffers and publicists, all half-watching the taping on a monitor and half-talking among themselves. A couple of kids in jogging suits did warm-up stretches on the floor,[…]
On a New Plateau of Vocal Artistry: Peggy Lee
by Les Tomkins Les Tomkins: There are two things I’d like to say to begin with, Peggy. Firstly, to be here talking with you fulfills a long-held ambition for me. Secondly, as far as I’m concerned, the show I’ve just enjoyed is the best I’ve ever heard from you –[…]
Peggy Lee’s Broadway Debut Was a Bust, but the Lady Has Lived Through Hard Times Before
by J. D. Reed She has always been unique, ruling a musical territory as distinct as those of Lotte Lenya and Edith Piaf. So it is no surprise that Peggy Lee did not issue one of those regulation, 500-page aggrandizing confessionals called a celebrity autobiography. Instead, she brought her life[…]
The Life and Musical of Peggy Lee
by Jay Sharbutt New York – About five years ago, a blonde, smoky-voiced, famous singer from Jamestown, North Dakota, began her autobiography. Alas, she sighs, “it began to be so long and tedious and” – she chuckles – “grim.” “It occurred to me to take bits out of it and[…]
Is That All There Is, Peggy?
by Maurice Zolotow In her file of faded clippings there is a Life magazine layout, March 29, 1948. It is a moment frozen in time, and if she could have lasted in that place forever she would have been happy. The first page of three pages shows her leaning on[…]