Fever: The Life and Music of Miss Peggy Lee
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Author: Peter Richmond
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 384
The first major biography of the legendary singer Duke Ellington called "The Queen". This is an enthralling account of a charismatic artist moving through the greatest, most glamorous era of American music. "I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, Lincoln, and Mr. Cary Grant." So said Peggy Lee, the little girl from North Dakota who stepped not, as she sounded, out of Harlem, but from a twilit world of small town viciousness, alcoholism and abuse to become the sweetest voice of a musical generation. Peggy Lee sold 20 million records and made more money than Mickey Mantle. She shared the title of musical royalty with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. Her platinum cool and inimitable whisper electrified the world. But behind the diamonds, the flawless country-girl features and the glossy smile she was still Norma Delores Engstrom, insecure and forever seeking acceptance. Drawing on exclusive interviews and new information, Peter Richmond delivers a compelling portrait of a life never previously committed to paper. It begins with a girl plagued by loss: by her father's alcoholism and her stepmother's abuse. One day she gets on a train hoping that her music will lead her someplace better...A new town and a new name later Peggy Lee rises with jazz itself through a world of cities and clubs where a gallery of brilliant innovators are ushering in a brand-new beat - to four marriages; a daughter; Broadway; Vegas; and, finally, Hollywood - to a seemingly endless stream of lucrative hits and the approbation of the greatest musical talents of her generation. And, in her lasting drive to create, compose and perform this whole new music, to influence countless generations of artists after her.
Author: Peter Richmond
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 384
The first major biography of the legendary singer Duke Ellington called "The Queen". This is an enthralling account of a charismatic artist moving through the greatest, most glamorous era of American music. "I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, Lincoln, and Mr. Cary Grant." So said Peggy Lee, the little girl from North Dakota who stepped not, as she sounded, out of Harlem, but from a twilit world of small town viciousness, alcoholism and abuse to become the sweetest voice of a musical generation. Peggy Lee sold 20 million records and made more money than Mickey Mantle. She shared the title of musical royalty with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. Her platinum cool and inimitable whisper electrified the world. But behind the diamonds, the flawless country-girl features and the glossy smile she was still Norma Delores Engstrom, insecure and forever seeking acceptance. Drawing on exclusive interviews and new information, Peter Richmond delivers a compelling portrait of a life never previously committed to paper. It begins with a girl plagued by loss: by her father's alcoholism and her stepmother's abuse. One day she gets on a train hoping that her music will lead her someplace better...A new town and a new name later Peggy Lee rises with jazz itself through a world of cities and clubs where a gallery of brilliant innovators are ushering in a brand-new beat - to four marriages; a daughter; Broadway; Vegas; and, finally, Hollywood - to a seemingly endless stream of lucrative hits and the approbation of the greatest musical talents of her generation. And, in her lasting drive to create, compose and perform this whole new music, to influence countless generations of artists after her.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Peter Richmond
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 384
The first major biography of the legendary singer Duke Ellington called "The Queen". This is an enthralling account of a charismatic artist moving through the greatest, most glamorous era of American music. "I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, Lincoln, and Mr. Cary Grant." So said Peggy Lee, the little girl from North Dakota who stepped not, as she sounded, out of Harlem, but from a twilit world of small town viciousness, alcoholism and abuse to become the sweetest voice of a musical generation. Peggy Lee sold 20 million records and made more money than Mickey Mantle. She shared the title of musical royalty with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. Her platinum cool and inimitable whisper electrified the world. But behind the diamonds, the flawless country-girl features and the glossy smile she was still Norma Delores Engstrom, insecure and forever seeking acceptance. Drawing on exclusive interviews and new information, Peter Richmond delivers a compelling portrait of a life never previously committed to paper. It begins with a girl plagued by loss: by her father's alcoholism and her stepmother's abuse. One day she gets on a train hoping that her music will lead her someplace better...A new town and a new name later Peggy Lee rises with jazz itself through a world of cities and clubs where a gallery of brilliant innovators are ushering in a brand-new beat - to four marriages; a daughter; Broadway; Vegas; and, finally, Hollywood - to a seemingly endless stream of lucrative hits and the approbation of the greatest musical talents of her generation. And, in her lasting drive to create, compose and perform this whole new music, to influence countless generations of artists after her.
Author: Peter Richmond
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 384
The first major biography of the legendary singer Duke Ellington called "The Queen". This is an enthralling account of a charismatic artist moving through the greatest, most glamorous era of American music. "I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, Lincoln, and Mr. Cary Grant." So said Peggy Lee, the little girl from North Dakota who stepped not, as she sounded, out of Harlem, but from a twilit world of small town viciousness, alcoholism and abuse to become the sweetest voice of a musical generation. Peggy Lee sold 20 million records and made more money than Mickey Mantle. She shared the title of musical royalty with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. Her platinum cool and inimitable whisper electrified the world. But behind the diamonds, the flawless country-girl features and the glossy smile she was still Norma Delores Engstrom, insecure and forever seeking acceptance. Drawing on exclusive interviews and new information, Peter Richmond delivers a compelling portrait of a life never previously committed to paper. It begins with a girl plagued by loss: by her father's alcoholism and her stepmother's abuse. One day she gets on a train hoping that her music will lead her someplace better...A new town and a new name later Peggy Lee rises with jazz itself through a world of cities and clubs where a gallery of brilliant innovators are ushering in a brand-new beat - to four marriages; a daughter; Broadway; Vegas; and, finally, Hollywood - to a seemingly endless stream of lucrative hits and the approbation of the greatest musical talents of her generation. And, in her lasting drive to create, compose and perform this whole new music, to influence countless generations of artists after her.
Fever: The Life and Music of Miss Peggy Lee
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