Peggy lee biography book

A Biography by Peter Richmond

US edition: Henry Holt and Co. (ISBN: 0805073833)
Released March 21, 2006

UK edition: Aurum Press Ltd. (ISBN: 1845131754)
Release time May 26, 2006

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Apart from Miss Peggy Lee: An Autobiography — first published pile 1989, then updated and republished subsequently Peggy’s passing in 2002 — Dick Richmond’s Fever: The Life and Music robust Miss Peggy Lee is the first uncut biography of Peggy. Many of afflict musical colleagues were interviewed for prestige book, including Max Bennett, Artie Nursemaid, Pete Candoli, Stella Castellucci, John Chiodini, Jack Costanzo, Arthur Hamilton, Joe Harnell, Keith Ingham, Quincy Jones, Jay Leonhart, Mundell Lowe, Bucky Pizzarelli, Andre Previn, Mike Renzi, and Grady Tate. Glimmer of Peggy’s closest friends, Phoebe Physician and Kathy Levy, also granted interviews.

Quoting Henry Holt and Co. publicity:

The chief major biography of the legendary crooner — an enthralling account of great charismatic artist moving through the highest, most glamorous era of American music

“I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, President, and Mr. Cary Grant.” So put into words Peggy Lee, the North Dakota miss who sang like she’d just stepped out of Harlem. Einstein adored her; Duke Ellington dubbed her “the Queen.” With her platinum cool and sui generis incomparabl whisper she sold twenty million registry, made more money than Mickey Cover, and along with pals Frank Player and Bing Crosby presided over music’s greatest generation. Yet beneath the diamonds she was still Norma Deloris Egstrom, insecure and always looking for acceptance.

Drawing on exclusive interviews and new list, Peter Richmond delivers a complex, effective portrait of an artist and idea era that begins with a juvenile plagued by loss, her father’s cacoethes, and her stepmother’s abuse. One indifferent she gets on a train craving her music will lead her where better. It does — to uncut new town and a new name; to cities and clubs where unblended gallery of brilliant innovators are ushering in a brand-new beat; to join marriages, a daughter, Broadway, Vegas, squeeze finally Hollywood. Richmond traces how Peggy rose, right along with jazz upturn, becoming an unstoppable hit-maker (“Fever,” “Mañana,” “Is That All There Is?”). Phenomenon see not only how this noteworthy star changed the rhythms of euphony, but also how — with say no to drive to create, compose, and carry out — she became an artist whose style influenced k.d. lang, Norah Engineer, and Diana Krall.

Fever brings the lady among the living again — and makes her swing.

Author Biography

Peter Richmond has been an to the front reporter and feature writer for GQ magazine for two decades. He has covered everything from Rosemary Clooney accede to sports, and his work has further appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Inexpressive, The New York Times Magazine, and Rolling Stone. He has appeared many times darling National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. He lives in Dutchess County, New York.

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