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: 1947 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D6VB-1404 | 10-in. | 4/5/1946 | I don't know enough about you | Johnny Desmond ; Russ Case Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0423 | 10-in. | 1/11/1947 | It's a good day | Phil Harris Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0590 | 10-in. | 7/1/1947 | Just an old love of mine | Tommy Dorsey ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO43903 | 10-in. | 1950 | Mañana | Delia Doris ; Willi Stanke Tanzorchester | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0EA12730 | 10-in. | 2/18/1948 | Mañana (is soon enough for me) | Elizabeth Batey ; Joe Loss Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Decca | 82613 | 4/3/1952 | Forgive me | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 82614 | 4/3/1952 | Be anything (but be mine) | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 82615 | 4/3/1952 | I'm glad there is you | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 82616 | 4/3/1952 | You go to my head | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 82780 | 4/28/1952 | Just one of those things | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 82781 | 4/28/1952 | Lover | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 82813 | 5/1/1952 | Lover | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 83739 | 12/16/1952 | I hear the music now | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 83740 | 12/16/1952 | This is a very special day | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84409 | 4/30/1953 | I've got you under my skin | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84410 | 4/30/1953 | I didn't know what time it was | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84411 | 4/30/1953 | Love me or leave me | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84417 | 5/1/1953 | Easy living | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84418 | 5/1/1953 | A woman alone with the blues | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84419 | 5/1/1953 | My heart belongs to Daddy | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84433 | 5/4/1953 | Black coffee | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84434 | 5/4/1953 | (Ah, the apple tree) When the world was young | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87041 | 11/9/1954 | It must be so | Peggy Lee ; Mills Brothers | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87042 | 11/9/1954 | Straight ahead | Peggy Lee ; Mills Brothers | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87268 | 12/20/1954 | He's a tramp | Peggy Lee ; The Pound Hounds | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87270 | 12/20/1954 | The Siamese cat song | Peggy Lee ; Oliver Wallace | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87455 | 12/6/1954 | La la lu | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 88894 | 11/7/1955 | What is a baby? | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101317 | 1/10/1957 | Singing | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101318 | 1/10/1957 | That fellow's a friend of mine | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6769 | 5/16/1952 | Watermelon weather-1 | Bing Crosby ; Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6818 | 6/20/1952 | Moonflowers | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6822 | 6/24/1952 | Merry-go-run-around-2 | Bing Crosby ; Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6848 | 7/31/1952 | Sans souci | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6849 | 7/31/1952 | River river | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6850 | 7/31/1952 | Go where you go | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6897 | 10/3/1952 | Little Jack Frost get lost-2 | Bing Crosby | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6946 | 11/28/1952 | That's him over there | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7052 | 2/13/1953 | How strange-1 | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7053 | 2/13/1953 | Where can I go without you?-2 | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7056 | 2/18/1953 | Sorry baby, you let my love get cold | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7057 | 2/18/1953 | Summer vacation | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7058 | 2/18/1953 | Who's gonna pay the check | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7356 | 9/14/1953 | The tavern | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7360 | 9/16/1953 | It's Christmas time again-1 | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7361 | 9/16/1953 | Ring those Christmas bells-1 | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7362 | 9/16/1953 | Baubles, bangles and beads | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7363 | 9/16/1953 | That's what a woman is for | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7583 | 3/1/1954 | Johnny Guitar | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7584 | 3/1/1954 | Autumn in Rome | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7622 | 4/10/1954 | White Christrnas (finale)-1 | Bing Crosby ; Danny Kaye ; Peggy Lee ; Trudy Stevens | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7623 | 4/10/1954 | Snow-1 | Bing Crosby ; Danny Kaye ; Peggy Lee ; Trudy Stevens | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7706 | 5/24/1954 | Love, you didn't do right by me-1 | Bing Crosby ; Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7707 | 5/24/1954 | Sisters-1 | Bing Crosby ; Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7708 | 5/24/1954 | It's because we're in love | Bing Crosby ; Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7713 | 5/26/1954 | Bouquet of blues | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7714 | 5/26/1954 | Love letters | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7715 | 5/26/1954 | The gypsy with the fire in his shoes-1 | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7989 | 11/18/1954 | Let me go, lover! | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7990 | 11/19/1954 | How bitter, my sweet | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8040 | 12/6/1954 | Bella note | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8041 | 12/6/1954 | Peace on earth | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8042 | 12/6/1954 | La la lu | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8043 | 12/6/1954 | What is a baby? | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8111 | 1/19/1955 | I belong to you | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8158 | 2/7/1955 | Sea fever | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8159 | 2/7/1955 | Chinese love poems, part 1: The fisherman ; Autumn evening | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8160 | 2/7/1955 | Chinese love poems, part 2: Going rowing ; Like the moon ; The musicians | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8161 | 2/7/1955 | The riddle song | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8166 | 2/7/1955 | The legend of the well | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8167 | 2/7/1955 | I don't want to play in your yard | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8168 | 2/7/1955 | Little old car | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8169 | 2/7/1955 | The golden wedding ring | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8170 | 2/7/1955 | A brown bird singing | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8178 | 2/11/1955 | Ooh that kiss | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8179 | 2/11/1955 | Oh! No! (Please don't go) | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8180 | 2/11/1955 | He's a tramp | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8181 | 2/11/1955 | The Siamese cat song-1 | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8271 | 3/31/1955 | Nine thorny thickets | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8273 | 3/31/1955 | The white birch and the sycamore tree | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8274 | 3/31/1955 | Of such is the Kingdom of God | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8275 | 3/31/1955 | The wearing of the green | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8386 | 5/6/1955 | What can I say after I say I'm sorry | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8387 | 5/6/1955 | I'm gonna meet my sweetie now | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8388 | 5/6/1955 | Oh didn't he ramble | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8389 | 5/6/1955 | Sugar (That sugar baby of mine) | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8390 | 5/6/1955 | Somebody loves me | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8398 | 5/10/1955 | I never knew | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8399 | 5/10/1955 | Bye bye blackbird | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8400 | 5/10/1955 | He needs me | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8401 | 5/10/1955 | Sing a rainbow | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8471 | 6/3/1955 | Pablo pasablo | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8472 | 6/3/1955 | Me | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8473 | 6/3/1955 | Mister Magoo does the cha cha cha | Jim Backus ; Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8474 | 6/3/1955 | Three cheers for Mister Magoo | Jim Backus ; Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8807 | 11/22/1955 | The possibility's there-1 | Bing Crosby | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8903 | 1/6/1956 | They can't take that away from me | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8904 | 1/6/1956 | Mister Wonderful | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8905 | 1/6/1956 | Joey, Joey, Joey | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8906 | 1/6/1956 | Crazy in the heart | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| 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 | |||
| Decca | L 9286 | 6/8/1956 | Where flamingos fly | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 9287 | 6/8/1956 | Never mind | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 9288 | 6/8/1956 | Wrong wrong wrong | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 9289 | 6/8/1956 | You oughta be mine | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 9290 | 6/8/1956 | Take a little time to smile | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 9291 | 6/8/1956 | That's alright, honey | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 9774 | 12/20/1956 | Old trusty | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 9775 | 12/20/1956 | Singing | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 9776 | 12/20/1956 | Jim Dear | Peggy Lee | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 9777 | 12/20/1956 | That fellow's a friend of mine | Peggy Lee | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Peggy," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/326903.
Lee, Peggy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/326903.
"Lee, Peggy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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