Post by Gerrard Winstanley on Sept 8, 2013 0:08:27 GMT -8
This week featuring the exquisitely wonderful Peggy Lee!
Singing The Lover in the 1952 remake of The Jazz Singer:
Peggy Lee (born Norma Dolores Egstrom, 1920 – 2002) was a jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer and actress, in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and performer. She wrote music for films, acted, and created conceptual record albums — encompassing poetry, jazz, chamber pop, and art songs.
Lee had a difficult childhood - her step-mother treated her with great cruelty while her alcoholic father did little to stop it. She developed her musical talent whilst working in several part-time jobs so that she could live away from home.
She decided to compete with noisy crowds with subtlety rather than volume - and developed her trademark, sultry purr whilst working at the Doll House in Palm Springs.
In 1942 Lee had her first No. 1 hit, Somebody Else Is Taking My Place, followed by 1943's Why Don't You Do Right? which sold over a million copies and made her famous. She sang with Benny Goodman's orchestra in two films - Stage Door Canteen and The Powers Girl.
Lee recorded what many regard as the definitive version of the song Fever and had a string of successful albums. She is regarded as one of the most influential popular singers of all time, being cited as an influence by diverse artists such as Petula Clark, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, Madonna, Shirley Horn, Dusty Springfield and k.d. lang
She was also a successful songwriter, with songs from the Disney movie Lady and the Tramp, for which she also supplied the singing and speaking voices of four characters (Darling, Si, Am and Peg).
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Singing The Lover in the 1952 remake of The Jazz Singer:
Peggy Lee (born Norma Dolores Egstrom, 1920 – 2002) was a jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer and actress, in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and performer. She wrote music for films, acted, and created conceptual record albums — encompassing poetry, jazz, chamber pop, and art songs.
Lee had a difficult childhood - her step-mother treated her with great cruelty while her alcoholic father did little to stop it. She developed her musical talent whilst working in several part-time jobs so that she could live away from home.
She decided to compete with noisy crowds with subtlety rather than volume - and developed her trademark, sultry purr whilst working at the Doll House in Palm Springs.
In 1942 Lee had her first No. 1 hit, Somebody Else Is Taking My Place, followed by 1943's Why Don't You Do Right? which sold over a million copies and made her famous. She sang with Benny Goodman's orchestra in two films - Stage Door Canteen and The Powers Girl.
Lee recorded what many regard as the definitive version of the song Fever and had a string of successful albums. She is regarded as one of the most influential popular singers of all time, being cited as an influence by diverse artists such as Petula Clark, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, Madonna, Shirley Horn, Dusty Springfield and k.d. lang
She was also a successful songwriter, with songs from the Disney movie Lady and the Tramp, for which she also supplied the singing and speaking voices of four characters (Darling, Si, Am and Peg).
places.inworldz.com/Cormear/91/51/3069