As part of the Peggy Lee centennial celebration, The Grammy Museum will honour her life and legacy with the museum’s first-ever virtual exhibit and panel discussion featuring Peggy Lee’s granddaughter and artists inspired by her including Eric Burton Of The Black Pumas, Billie Eilish and KD Lang. The virtual exhibit[…]
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Billie Eilish, k.d. lang and More Set to Discuss Peggy Lee at Grammy Museum Online Event
Billie Eilish and k.d. lang are among those participating in a pre-taped panel discussion celebrating Peggy Lee that will premiere on the Grammy Museum’s website (www.grammymuseum.org) on May 26, which is the centennial of her birth in Jamestown, N.D. Eric Burton of Black Pumas will also participate in the panel[…]
The 1940s Soundtrack of Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood Will Have You Feeling Jazzed
One of Netflix’s swankiest new releases, Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood, has a lot going for it — a beautiful wardrobe, a star-studded cast, and, of course, an oldies-packed soundtrack…. Full of jazz bands and crooners, the soundtrack features the era’s biggest names, including Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, and The Mills Brothers.[…]
Bob Newhart Toasts His Chart-Topping 1960 Debut Album
Bob Newhart recalls: “When I was starting out (doing stand-up), in my first year I was opening for Peggy Lee at Harrah’s in Lake Tahoe. I did 18 minutes on stage and then watched her show. I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. I was getting laughs for 18[…]
‘Black Coffee’: Peggy Lee’s “Darker Exploration of Love”
Recorded across three sessions – held on 30 April, and 1 and 4 May 1953 – with [producer Milt] Gabler at the helm, Lee was accompanied by pianist Jimmy Rowles, bassist Max Wayne and drummer Ed Shaughnessy, plus a horn player, trumpeter Pete Candoli, who became a stalwart of the[…]
The ASCAP Foundation Peggy Lee Songwriter Award
The ASCAP Foundation Peggy Lee Songwriter Award… consists of a cash award and the opportunity to engage with a music executive who would provide general career advice and a perspective of the music business. The Peggy Lee Songwriter Award is presented to an ASCAP or unaffiliated songwriter who demonstrates intelligent[…]