by Vernon Scott (United Press International) Hollywood – There is Sinatra, of course, but how many other pop vocalists of 40 years ago can still fill a music hall? One of them, and maybe the only other one, is Peggy Lee, one of the superstar big band singers of the[…]

by David Galligan Like one of the lyrics she sings, the legend “drinks her coffee from her favorite cup” and talks about her life so far. And you listen to that extraordinary voice – the one that sounds like leaves burning on an autumn day. Peggy Lee sits at a[…]

by Ezekiel Green It’s 5 p.m. Peggy Lee opens tomorrow in the Venetian Room. There is her ritual opening press party. But there’s more. Because Mabel Mercer happens to be 78 day after tomorrow and she happens to be in town at the Mocambo for the month of February and[…]

by Leonard Feather SAN FRANCISCO – In her room between shows at the Fairmont Hotel, Peggy Lee is in the mood to talk. Resting on her bed, her feet elevated by pillows, she feels relaxed but resentful as she considers some of the acts that are being perpetrated in the[…]

by Blake Green The name of the door – Hapsburg Suite – might be more appropriate if Fraulein Dietrich were in residence. But the Fairmont has no Eric the Red or Leif Ericson accommodations for guests of Norwegian stock. Anyway, once inside, there are plenty of signs of Peggy Lee:[…]

by Max Jones Peggy Lee, cool and collected in person as in song, is one of those elegant, controlled singers who is destined to be referred to as a musician’s musician. She is, she admits, something of a perfectionist who believes in having everything right before taking her act onto[…]