Real Rock and Blues » benny goodman http://www.realrockandblues.com "Music has the potential other arts do not have, which is to utterly change you within 3 minutes. Your whole body chemistry can change , your mood, your perspective....." Nick Cave Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:02:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 On This Day – Peggy, er, Pegs Out http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-peggy-er-pegs-out/ http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-peggy-er-pegs-out/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:29:28 +0000 Phil http://www.realrockandblues.com/?p=815


On this day in 2002 the wonderful Peggy Lee died at home after having a heart attack.

Born Norma Deloris Egstrom in North Dakota Peggy Lee came from scandinavian stock and was a revered vocalist given her first big break by Benny Goodman, the band leader and jazz clarinetist.

Most of us will know her from her version of ‘Fever’ recorded in 1958 but she left a large body of work.  Her recording carrer that started in 1942 lasted for some 50 years and she won 3 Grammy awards.  She also appeared in a number of films (her performance as an alcoholic blues singer in Pete kelly’s Blues was nominated for an Oscar) and was a songwriter.

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