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Peggy Lee
Dubbed ‘the Queen’ by Duke Ellington, the indomitable Miss Peggy Lee and her smoky voice set the standard in swing
by Gayle MacDonald (with files from the Associated Press)
Toronto Globe & Mail, January 23, 2002
Peggy Lee’s voice was small, encompassing little more than an octave and a half. But her sultry, purringly seductive interpretation of the tunes she sang — the raw emotion she poured into hits such as Fever or Is That All There Is? — left indelible imprints on anyone who loved swing, the big-band sound or jazz.
Miss Lee died late Monday night of a heart attack at her pink palace (so named for its nude colour) in Bel Air, high in the Hollywood hills where she reigned as a pop legend the past 40 years.
The woman — once dubbed “The Queen” by jazz great Duke Ellington — was 81.
“She made audiences feel glad to be alive,” said Toronto impresario Gino Empry, who has known Peggy Lee for almost 25 years, from the days he booked her into the city’s glitzier venues like The Imperial Ballroom in the Royal York Hotel.
“She realized everyone had some problems . . . of loneliness, unhappiness, broken romances. And she communicated that to the audience. But, most of all, she told
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Peggy Lee
American singer (1920–2002)
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| Born | Norma Deloris Egstrom (1920-05-26)May 26, 1920 Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 2002(2002-01-21) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Origin | Valley City, Jamestown, Wimbledon, Fargo, North Dakota |
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| Instrument | Vocals (Contralto) |
| Discography | Peggy Lee discography |
| Years active | 1936–2000 |
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Norma Deloris Egstrom[a] (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, 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 s
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