Peggy Lee
Bailey Adams
Childhood 10
- Peggy Lee was born May 26, 1920, Jamestown, North Dakota.
- Her Mom died when she was 4.
- Peggy's Dad remarried to some other lady.
- Then her dad left her with her stepmom who physically abused her.
- When she was young she worked as a milkmaid.
- In her teen years is when she turned to singing to make her money.
- she decided that she was going to be a singer at age 14
- she would make $0.50 a night for local PTAs
- then when she was around age 16 she traveled to Fargo to sing on the radio
- moved to Hollywood when she was 17
peggy when she was younger
When she was just getting started in singing and acting.
http://www.nndb.com/people/750/000026672/
This is about the time she moved to Hollywood.
http://www.israbox.org/1146398594-peggy-lee-the-best-of-the-capitol-years-1988.html
One of her many albums.
Adult
- Peggy became famous when Benny Goodman hired her to sing with his band.
- In 1969 she won a Grammy Award.
- Her voice was very distinct in many swing songs, ballads, and bigger band songs.
- She was considered the type of singer to understand a song like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Bessie Smith.
- In one of her albums she sang blues and was a grammy nominee.
- In her life time she also got to wright for Duke Ellington.
- Peggy not only did singing but she also did some acting and was an Academy Award nomination.
- Peggy also wrote a song for walt Disney in the movie Lady and the Tramp.
- she was the voice of Darling, peg, and both of the siamese cats
- she was married 4 times
- Received WIC ( women's International Center) in 1987
- she gave birth to her only child at 23
- she got pneumonia when she was giving birth
- Peggy was a diabetic
- In 1985 she had angioplasties surgery (ballon surgery to open arteries)
- In October of 1985 she had a double-bypass heart surgery
- She had a stroke in 1998 so she had to got to therapy to talk again
- Awarded a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.
- In 1992 she got into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame
- In 1999 she got into the American Songwriters hall of Fame
http://www.israbox.org/1146340004-peggy-lee-miss-peggy-lee-4cd-box-set.html
Peggy a little later in life.
http://www.stevenlewis.info/crosby/peggylee.htm
Peggy when she is on stage performing.
http://www.peggyleediscography.com/
Peggy when she is acting in Tom Thumb.
Award
Peggy Lee won the Roughrider Award for sing and acting. Peggy was the voice of Darling, Peg, and both siamese cats. As a singer Peggy had distinctive rhythm and blues.
http://governor.nd.gov/rough-rider/peggy-lee
Peggy's picture for the roughrider award.
http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/bio/C166
Her picture for the songwriter hall of fame.
http://imgkid.com/peggy-lee-singing.shtml
Peggy at one of her many shows.
PEGGY LEE - Why Don't You Do Right? (1942) [HD 1080p] [Best Quality]