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 (Results 26-50 of 135 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 26-50 of 135 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Peggy," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/326903.

Lee, Peggy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/326903.

"Lee, Peggy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/326903

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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

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/42025822

MusicBrainz: Peggy Lee - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5a2463af-eef0-4a22-bc8f-5865fbe9c78e

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/75218

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