Peggy Lee’s long-out-of-print fan favorite gets a deluxe edition November 18 LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 – To honor one of her most treasured and evocative albums, Capitol Records and Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), in conjunction with Peggy Lee Associates, announce a 50th-anniversary edition of Peggy Lee’s Norma[…]
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Watch Peggy Lee, Sergio Franchi, Nancy Sinatra Together on ‘Ed Sullivan’
Three top entertainers can be seen in their performing heyday in a new addition to the ever-expanding archive of historic clips from The Ed Sullivan Show. Peggy Lee, Sergio Franchi, and Nancy Sinatra join forces on the October 1, 1967 edition of the celebrated variety series to perform a medley of pop[…]
All-Star Lineup Celebrates Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee at the Hollywood Bowl
Billie Eilish beamed at the audience in the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday for an all-star show billed as A Tribute to Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra. And sure, the 20-year-old electropop singer and Coachella headliner might have seemed the odd vocalist out in a lineup that also featured the likes[…]
How Holly Foster Wells, Granddaughter of Peggy Lee, Keeps the Iconic Singer-Songwriter’s Legacy Alive
“My grandmother told me when I was six years old that I was going to be doing this job,” she says. “I didn’t understand it; I didn’t even know what she was talking about. And as I got older she started giving me little nuggets of information along the way;[…]
Why Peggy Lee’s ‘Fever’ Still Smolders
In July of 1958, nearly 20 years into her career, 38-year-old Peggy Lee scored her 48th Billboard hit with “Fever.” Known for her sultry delivery, impeccable timing, and bluesy intonation, Lee had already earned the respect of jazz greats while her commercial hits won her legions of admirers. Versatile and prolific, she[…]
‘I Go to Sleep’: Long Before the Pretenders, Peggy Lee Sang Ray Davies
Many fans of the Pretenders who helped their 1981 single “I Go To Sleep” become their third Top 10 UK hit were aware that it was a cover of a Ray Davies composition, from the early years of the Kinks. Some even knew that the band never officially recorded the[…]