Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman’s big band, Lee created a sophisticated persona, writing music for films, acting, and recording conceptual record albums combining poetry and music.
Lee recorded over 1,100 masters and composed over 270 songs.
instruments played
Vocals
Associated Acts
Benny Goodman Laurindo Almeida Harold Arlen Sonny Burke Cy Coleman Duke Ellington Dave Grusin Quincy Jones Francis Lai Jack Marshall Johnny Mandel Marian McPartland Willard Robison Lalo Schifrin Victor Young Count Basie Louis Armstrong
Children
1
Genres
Jazz Popular Big band Swing Blues Latin jazz Vocal jazz
Known For
Vocals, recordings, acting Songwriting The Jazz Tree Disney's Lady and the Tramp Pete Kelly's Blues The Jazz Singer
Occupations
Singer songwriter actress composer
Origin
Valley City, Jamestown, Wimbledon, Fargo, North Dakota
Resting Place
Ashes buried at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, U.S.
Spouses
Dave Barbour (m. 1943; div. 1951) Brad Dexter (m. 1953; div. 1953) Dewey Martin (m. 1956; div. 1958) Jack Del Rio (m. 1964; div. 1964)
Years Active
1936 2000
Name
Peggy Lee
Nationality
United States of America