“Beginning with the song she and her guitarist husband Dave Barbour wrote, ‘What More Can a Woman Do,’ her star quality is immediately apparent – great aural presence, and a beguiling mix of strength and vulnerability. This underlies several early tracks… There’s plenty of hard-swinging jazz on Volume 2, with[…]
“Taken together, these recordings provide a fascinating look at the first female vocalist to turn pop singing into an intimate expression. While Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald were towering jazz singers who started out before Lee, one was known for exploring her pain and the other expressing her joy. Peggy[…]
“Peggy Lee’s granddaughter, Holly Foster Wells, has teamed up with the Great American Songbook Foundation to create a video paying tribute to Lee’s singular style. Wells showcases a gown that Lee designed herself in the 80s, explaining: “When she liked a design, she designed several in multiple colors.” Wells added:[…]
Features thirteen tracks recorded between 1947 and 1967 Includes duets with then-emerging vocalists Dean Martin and Mel Tormé, homages to TV characters Batman and Mr. Magoo, and six Lee written/co-written compositions Lee’s entire Capitol and Decca catalogs now available for streaming LOS ANGELES, CA – February 14, 2025 – Capitol[…]
Showstoppers! Great Women of TV Variety is a special premiering on PBS stations throughout the United States in late November and December of 2024. The program features archival performances by Ann-Margret, Carol Burnett, Vikki Carr, Diahann Carroll, Cher, Petula Clark, Doris Day, Sandy Duncan, Ella Fitzgerald, Mitzi Gaynor, Florence Henderson,[…]
“There can be no doubt that the best run estate of a major legacy recording artist is that of Lee, with that of Elvis Presley also a contender. The great lady’s granddaughter, Holly Foster Wells, has been doing a commendable if not spectacular job keeping Lee’s music out there; every[…]