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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 135 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 101-125 of 135 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Peggy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/326903.

Lee, Peggy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/326903.

"Lee, Peggy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.