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    Peggy Lee. Norma Deloris Egstrom [a] (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman 's big band, Lee created a sophisticated ...

  2. From the beginning of her 6-decade career, Peggy Lee was the personification of understatement. Her subtle vocal delivery said more with one note that most singers did with several, and on film, she could entice the entire audience with only a raised eyebrow. James Gavin's new biography, Is That All There Is examines Lee's life and music. In his Book Review, Thomas Cunniffe argues that because ...

  3. Jan 23, 2002 · Peggy Lee, whose sultry singing style set standards for pop jazz sophistication for more than half a century, died on Monday night at her home in Los Angeles. She was 81. The cause was a heart ...

  4. Jul 24, 2023 · 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 ...

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  6. Jun 13, 2020 · Peggy Lee was born Norma Deloris Egstrom, on 26 May 1920, in Jamestown, North Dakota. While growing up she sang in the church choir and was singing professionally by the time she was 14. Within a ...

  7. Jan 22, 2002 · LOS ANGELES -- Peggy Lee, the singer-composer whose smoky, insinuating voice in such songs as "Is That All There Is?" and "Fever" made her a jazz and pop legend, died Monday. She was 81. Lee died ...

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