Palm Springs Art Museum and Scott Nevins to Present Palm Springs Celebrates Peggy Lee, an Illustrated Q&A with Musical Performance by GRAMMY winner Debby Boone on March 8 to Benefit the Museum “It was a phenomenal career, and it started on North Palm Canyon Drive.” – Palm Springs Life Magazine Palm[…]
Singer-songwriter, producer and educator Paula Cole on Peggy Lee’s voice: “It’s sensual, it’s breathy and yet there’s power in it, and it’s always understated… She doesn’t have a big range, but that tone in the middle of her range is so exquisite, it’s like this velvety fine wine, it’s so[…]
“New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will celebrate the songs of Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra, a pair of close friends and Capitol Records labelmates — who just happened to be two of the 20th century’s most essential and influential singers — on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.[…]
On December 13, 2023, the Library of Congress announced that Walt Disney’s Lady and the Tramp is among 25 films being added this year to its National Film Registry, a prestigious list of films “showcasing the range and diversity of American film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation,” according[…]
“Peggy Lee was somebody that I’d never really immersed myself in… I’ll tell you also, I’m at CBS Sunday Morning, the network’s flagship arts and culture show, and Holly Foster Wells, wonderful granddaughter of Peggy Lee, came to us as Peggy Lee’s 100th birthday was approaching and said, ‘listen, we[…]
“I’ve been a huge fan of Peggy. ‘The Folks Who Live on the Hill’ is in my top ten favorite recordings. [‘Can’t Think Straight’] was my first ever duet, and who better to ask than the great Peggy Lee? We flew to New York, sat with her, and recorded it[…]