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From the author of the “definitive” (__Vanity Fair__) biography of Lena Horne, __Stormy Weather__, comes a brilliantly written portrait of recording artist and musical legend Peggy Lee.__“She made you think that she knew who you were, that she was singing only to you...”__ Miss Peggy Lee cast a spell when she sang. She purred so intimately in nightclubs that couples clasped hands and huddled closer. She hypnotized, even on television. Lee epitomized cool, but her trademark song, “Fever”—covered by Beyoncé and Madonna—is the essence of sizzling sexual heat. Her jazz sense dazzled Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong. She was the voice of swing, the voice of blues, and she provided four of the voices for Walt Disney’s __Lady and the Tramp__, whose score she co-wrote. But who was the woman behind the Mona Lisa smile? With elegant writing and impeccable research, including interviews with hundreds who knew Lee, acclaimed music journalist James Gavin offers the most revealing look yet at an artist of infinite contradictions and layers. Lee was a North Dakota prairie girl who became a temptress of enduring mystique. She was a singer-songwriter before the term existed. Lee “ha

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Author

James Gavin, 1964-

Publisher

Atria Books

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781451641790

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Music, Biography

Rating

3.77 / 5 (75 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14