“Peggy Lee was a universal artist in many things,” states Dr. Tish Oney, author of an insightful new book on the singer, Peggy Lee: A Century of Song. “She was a top-grade performer and recording artist, producer, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, voiceover artist, Academy Award-nominated actress and a lyricist for many collaborative composers.” Dr. Oney also points out that the singer’s legacy also includes her active participation in helping musicians involved with film music get a fairer financial deal from movie companies. “She was an advocate for musicians’ rights later on,” reveals Oney. “So she was a pioneer in a whole lot of ways.” [Source: UDiscoverMusic]

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The iconic singer-songwriter Peggy Lee would have turned 100 years old this week. To celebrate her centennial birthday, a brand new compilation record called Ultimate Peggy Lee was released and the GRAMMY Museum hosted a panel discussion with guests that included Billie Eilish, k.d. Lang, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, and more. Jazz singer and composer Tish Oney was also a part of that panel discussion. She just released a new book, titled Peggy Lee: A Century of Song. Oney joined us to share a short gateway to Lee’s music and influence. Source: CBC Radio.

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From a young age, Holly Foster Wells was being groomed to take over her grandmother’s estate. That’s no small task when your grandmother was Peggy Lee, one of the most influential singers of the 20th century. “She didn’t want to be forgotten,” Foster Wells says from her home in the Los Angeles area. She recalls Lee telling her, “This music is going to outlive me and I need someone to manage my legacy.”

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100 years ago tomorrow – May 26, 1920 – Norma Deloris Egstrom was born in Jamestown, North Dakota. You know her as Peggy Lee: groundbreaking singer, songwriter, actress, and artist. Though she passed away in 2002, her music is as present today as ever – and her influence just as strong… This year has already seen the digital release of Ultimate Peggy Lee, and on June 19, the 22-song career-spanning anthology (premiering the previously unreleased “Try a Little Tenderness”) will arrive on both CD and vinyl from Capitol Records. But that’s not all there is.

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