The Original Margarita Nov 19, 2009
History and Mixology of the Lime Flavored Frozen Cocktail. The most popular cocktail in the United States, the invention of the Margarita is both controversial and happily celebrated. (Suite101.com)
THE PLAYLIST: 'Skylark,' plus 10 more Nov 18, 2009
She channeled Peggy Lee on the Mercer-penned title track of her 2007 album, also featured on The Dream's on Me. Ninna Nanna Pink Martini. (USA Today -- Life)
Five uneasy pieces amid a twilight world Nov 15, 2009
Instead they dance to a Peggy Lee song. Life has curdled itself past the point of destruction; art creeps back among the ruins. (Boston Globe)
On this Friday afternoon, la recherche du temps perdu Nov 14, 2009
Those songs and artists everyone from Roger Miller to Erroll Garner to Peggy Lee always bring a smile to my face when I hear them so many years later. For me, they are the aural version of Marcel Proust s famous little madeleine cake, the taste of which brought memories of his childhood flooding back. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
IpAuctions to Sell Rights to The Judy Garland Shows Oct 21, 2009
This historic collection of 26 one-hour-long episodes includes an unprecedented list of guests including Barbra Streisand, Mickey Rooney, Count Basie, Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, Ethel Merman, Bob Newhart, Donald OConnor, Peggy Lee, Steve Allen, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford, Vic Damone, Jack Jones, and Garlands daughter Liza Minnelli, among others. Judy Garland also performed solo concert performances as part of this amazing wonderful TV show. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
PLAYLIST: Carol Welsman sings Peggy Lee, plus 10 more Oct 6, 2009
The Playlist: Carol Welsman sings Peggy Lee, 10 more picks - USATODAY.com ... The Playlist: Carol Welsman sings Peggy Lee, 10 more picks. (USA Today -- Life)
Iconic Songwriters Leiber and Stoller, Creators of American Classics Including "Hound Dog," "Stand By Me" and "Jailhouse Rock" to Perform a Book Signing at the City of West Hollywood's Eighth Annual Book Fair on Sunday, October 4, 2009 Oct 3, 2009
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COLUMN: Songs that helped us through the Good War Sep 30, 2009
Peggy Lee expressed a similar concern of the GI s with Somebody Else Is Taking My Place, and Duke Ellington had Al Hibbler singing Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me ... Meanwhile, Peggy Lee touched a responsive chord for many American women with her Waitin For The Train To Come In. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
‘Hound Dog’ documents Lieber and Stoller’s rise to greatness Sep 30, 2009
In later years, Leiber and Stoller worked with Procol Harum and Stealers Wheel, plus wrote Peggy Lee s underrated album Mirrors. They also had the savvy to buy up other music catalogs, including those of Broadway shows Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof, and Godspell. (Boston Globe)
Zees so lucky Sep 21, 2009
com - Zees so lucky. Entertainment Features. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Model’s works were both unsettling and influential Sep 12, 2009
Several photographs here from her former students - Peter Hujar s rather creepy 1974 portrait of the singer Peggy Lee, for example, or Elaine Ellman s Spring Party, MoMA, 1979 - are clearly in high Model mode. Fink s Cote d Azur, France, July 1988 looks like a conscious hommage. (Boston Globe)
County museum getting 3 of Peggy Lee's dresses Sep 9, 2009
When Anderson heard from Holly Foster Wells, granddaughter of the late singer Peggy Lee, that some of the entertainer's belongings were going on the auction block in California, he knew he wanted to bring some of it to the Barnes County Historical Society Museum. Anderson, the museum's curator, e-mailed the members of the Midland Continental Railroad Depot Restoration Committee in Wimbledon. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Fight To Keep A Voice Alive Aug 8, 2009
I was bummed out when Tyra Banks' ego fired Paulina Porzikova from the "America's Next ... One half Peggy Lee and one half Bjork, Paloma Faith is a 1950s pinup queen ... I mean...Photo: SplashNewsOnline "Abs are for people with no friends. I don't do the ab thing. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Music: a guide to the week ahead Aug 6, 2009
MISS TESS & THE BON TON PARADE The Maryland-born, Boston-based singer and songwriter was named in these pages last year as a local on the verge for the smart, sassy amalgam of swing, blues, and folk/country she calls modern vintage, reminiscent of everyone from Bessie Smith to Peggy Lee to Tom Waits. 8 p.m. Aug. 7. (Boston Globe)
Best of Diana Krall Aug 3, 2009
"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (1995) - This sultry, Peggy Lee-style reading of the Louis Jordan classic oozes quiet confidence, setting the standard high for "Only Trust Your Heart," the singer's second album ... "I Don't Know Enough About You" (1997) - Krall sounds right at home on this Peggy Lee standard, playfully cooing, "I know a little bit about a lot of things, but I don't know enough about you." Among the many highlights of "Love Scenes," it makes the most of the intimate jazz-trio... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Dianna Krall Jul 30, 2009
It s in her reading of the lyrics, and the timbre of her voice, much more misty like Peggy Lee in her mature period. ( I didn t want to over sing. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
A tribute to Doris Day Jul 13, 2009
Haran, whose less-is-more style draws on Day, Peggy Lee and Rosemary Clooney, resisted doing this show for years, despite the urging of friends. Show a long time coming. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Newsweek: 7 things about Evan Rachel Wood Jun 20, 2009
"I might just make a MySpace or a Web site or just make my music available if people want to hear it. Because I kind of like it being more low-key, and if somebody finds it, that's great. It's a very 'old lounge singer' Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Patti Page kind of vibe. They're my favorites.". 1. (MSNBC -- News)
Singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin dies Jun 16, 2009
Rankin worked with Bob Dylan, Peggy Lee and Mel Torme ... Rankin wrote and recorded the pop standard Peaceful and also wrote In The Name of Love, which was recorded by Peggy Lee, and Havent We Met, performed by Carmen McRae and Mel Torme. (MSNBC -- Music)
Benny Goodman's music still swings May 27, 2009
A slew of great musicians came through the bands he drilled and polished until they played with gleaming precision, among them such Swing Era giants as drummer Gene Krupa, trumpeters Bunny Berigan and Harry James, pianist Jess Stacy, singer Peggy Lee, and the modernist tenor men Stan Getz and Zoot Sims. Once he found his style, Goodman stuck with it, but kept his ears open to younger players. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Season preview: What's hot in Seacoast summer theater May 14, 2009
4; The Porch Aug 6 -28; Jerry Finnegan's Sister Aug. 12, 13, 29, 30; Over the River & Through the Woods Aug. 19-21, Sept 3-5; Mid-Life Crisis Cabaret Aug. 22, 23; Ida's Havin' A Yard Sale Sept. 2, 3; We Stayed Together For the Puppets Sept. 11, 12; Salt & Pepper Cooking-The Education of an American Chef Sept. 13, 18, 19, 25, 26; Shutting Up Peggy Lee Oct. 3, 4. Artistic Director Stephanie Voss Nugent. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Cabaret director a champion for wide-reaching talent Apr 14, 2009
An Evening With Bernadette Peters will include songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Peggy Lee and Stephen Sondheim. Opening in June, the eighth annual festival mixes veterans and newcomers denied opportunities and venues in Sydney to hone their craft and build an audience. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Famous North Dakotans on radio Mar 15, 2009
n Music - Three individuals from North Dakota hosted their own music shows on national radio: Tommy Tucker, Peggy Lee and Lawrence Welk ... During the later '40s, she was the hostess of "Rhapsody in Rhythm" and "The Chesterfield Supper Club." In 1951, Lee was the star of "The Peggy Lee Show.". (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Portraits Of Victims Of Flight 3407 Feb 16, 2009
In addition to Mangione, Niewood backed artists as diverse as Peggy Lee, Simon and Garfunkel, Judy Collins, Frank Sinatra and Sinead O'Connor, among others. He also played on the soundtracks of movies including "A Bronx Tale," "When Harry Met Sally" and "The King of Comedy.". (CBS News)
More Names of Passengers Released From Plane Crash Feb 16, 2009
In addition to Mangione, Niewood backed artists as diverse as Peggy Lee, Simon and Garfunkel, Judy Collins, Frank Sinatra and Sinead O'Connor, among others. He also played on the soundtracks of movies including "A Bronx Tale," "When Harry Met Sally" and "King of Comedy.". (W-USA News, DC)
PICK OF THE WEEK: Bruce Springsteen, 10 tracks from various artists Feb 10, 2009
Something Wonderful, Peggy Lee: An exquisite ballad from a more familiar R&H show, The King and I, found a perfect voice on this 1957 recording. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
Lezlie Anders in \"Fever!\" at the Annenberg Feb 8, 2009
Lezlie Anders does Miss Peggy Lee ... Lezlie Anders does Miss Peggy Lee ... The Music of Miss Peggy Lee, starring Lezlie Anders and the legendary Buddy Greco, makes its Palm Springs debut at the Annenberg Theater at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
