Jazz, blues and nostalgia, Peggy Lee forever; the final part of two programmes.
Although, she had a “small” voice, Peggy could use it in a masterly way. With her husky, sensual sound, she could make you feel as if you were in an intimate nightclub instead of in a large concert hall.
Jazz, blues, sentimental , funny or popular songs, Peggy could sing it all and is the only female singer who had top ten hits in the 40s, 50s and 60s.
During her career of seven decades, she made dozens of records, was an actress in five films, married four times, was frequently seen in television shows and gave numerous concerts all over the world, which put her in the same league as Frank Sinatra.
She did not always have a cheerful life; she was physically abused by her steph mother, ran away from home at an early age and her later years were dogged by ill health. Behind the curtains, she would sometimes lay on a bed until just minutes before she went on stage. But her magic lasted until the very end. Jazz critic Leonard Feather once remarked: “If you don’t feel a thrill when Peggy Lee sings, you’re dead, Jack”.
In this programme she sings tenderly about a broken love in “I don’t wanna play in your yard”, gives some caring advice to the man she is leaving “Don’t smoke in bed” and submits herself to a new love in “Allright, okay you win”.
So, just like in part 1, you will hear a wide variety of songs.
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