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| Peggy Lee now featured in "Singing Legends" on Sampod4u.com A blond with attitude, Miss PIggy of the famous Muppets, came about because she was modeled after jazz icon, Miss PEggy Lee...and Miss Lee has become one of the latest icons featured on the Singing Legends Page on sampod4u.com. Another former Big Band Singer, Miss Peggy Lee became a legend in her own time. Songs such as "Fever", "Is That All There Is" and "Lover" may have won her accolades, but her musicianship goes all the way back to the mid 40's with such stellar performances as "Why Don't You Do Right", "Golden Earrings" and many others when she sang with Benny Goodman's Orchestra. Peggy was another of those fabulous females who was able to conquer more than one field of entertainment. She excelled as a composer. Remember Disney's "Lady and The Tramp"? She wrote the music and provided some of the animated voices as well. But she also wrote many other songs and recorded over 600 sides. She was also nominated for her dramatic performance in the film, "Pete Kelley's Blues". Add to that musical arranger and shrewd businesswoman. Downbeat Magazine has called her "the greatest white jazz singer since Mildred Bailey". One song that most describes the femme fatale is called "I'm A Woman". write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Jazz News :: home page |