Peggy Lee
Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, Lee created a sophisticated persona, writing music for films, acting, and recording conceptual record albums combining poetry and music. Called the "Queen of American pop music," Lee recorded over 1,100 masters and composed over 270 songs. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 26, 1920 (Jamestown), Died January 21, 2002 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 135 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 8907 | 1/6/1956 | You've got to see Mama ev'ry night | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 8908 | 1/6/1956 | I didn't know enough about you | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 8909 | 1/6/1956 | The come back | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 8910 | 1/6/1956 | Swing low, sweet chariot | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9121 | 4/3/1956 | Do I love you | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9122 | 4/3/1956 | It ain't necessarily so | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9123 | 4/3/1956 | Guess I' ll have to go back home | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9124 | 4/3/1956 | There's a small hotel | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9125 | 4/3/1956 | Gee baby, ain't I good to you | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9126 | 4/3/1956 | You're my thrill | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9263 | 6/5/1956 | It's all right with me | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9264 | 6/5/1956 | What's new? | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9265 | 6/5/1956 | Something I dreamed last night | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9266 | 6/5/1956 | It never entered my mind | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9267 | 6/5/1956 | So blue | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9268 | 6/5/1956 | You're blasé | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9269 | 6/5/1956 | Last night when we were young | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9275 | 6/7/1956 | I still get a thrill | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9276 | 6/7/1956 | Too late now | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9277 | 6/7/1956 | My old flame | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9278 | 6/7/1956 | Street of dreams-1 | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9279 | 6/7/1956 | Dancing on the ceiling | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9280 | 6/7/1956 | I've grown accustomed to his face | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9284 | 6/8/1956 | Wrong Joe | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 9285 | 6/8/1956 | We laughed at love | Peggy Lee | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Peggy," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/326903.
Lee, Peggy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/326903.
"Lee, Peggy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Lee, Peggy, 1920-2002 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81072987
Wikidata: Peggy Lee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q229139
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MusicBrainz: Peggy Lee - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5a2463af-eef0-4a22-bc8f-5865fbe9c78e
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