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Peggy Lee
by Tish Oney 2020-07-09 06:35:29
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One hundred years after the singer''s birth, Peggy Lee: A Century of Song brings to life the eventful career of an iconic performer whose contributions to the Great American Songbook, jazz, popular music, and film music remained unparalleled.Lee stoo... Read more
One hundred years after the singer''s birth, Peggy Lee: A Century of Song brings to life the eventful career of an iconic performer whose contributions to the Great American Songbook, jazz, popular music, and film music remained unparalleled.Lee stood out among her peers as an exquisite singer possessing a cool vocal style, a songwriter frequently collaborating with leading composers of American jazz and film music, and a globally-loved entertainer with star quality. Tish Oney sheds new light upon this Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner''s impressive musical talents while guiding the reader through the best of Lee''s fifty-plus albums, radio and TV performances, creative contributions to the film industry, and over half a century of finely-polished live performances.Oney focuses on the evolution of Peggy Lee''s recorded music, vocal development, artistic achievements, and contributions to American music while interviews with Lee''s family, friends, and music colleagues reveal new insights and memories of this musical icon. Peggy Lee enables readers to discover a brilliant artist''s inimitable legacy in the history of American popular music. Less
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  • July 5, 2020
  • eng
  • 9781538128480
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Tish Oney
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Tish Oney has appeared as soloist with symphony orchestras, big bands, and jazz combos at performing arts centers, concert halls, and jazz festivals throughout the world. Possessing a doctorate in jaz...
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