Lusciously low-key song stylist Peggy Lee was born on this day in 1920 (she died in 2002.) She sits down with Johnny Carson in this 1977 clip:
Peggy comes across as very likable in her chat with Johnny, and that trait is fine in conversation. However, when she does the thing she does best, it's not likeability so much that I want from Peggy Lee as a certain moodiness:
She runs from hot to cold. How's that for a mood swing?
She did define a certain style it seems to me. The interview with Carson is poignant, inasmuch as both of them are now gone.
ReplyDeleteDavid, I know you're not much into pop culture, but also glimpsed at in that clip are Ed McMahon and Susan Pleashette, both of whom are sadly gone too.
DeleteI don’t think I’ve seen or heard anyone with quite her style.
ReplyDeleteMitchell, the subtitle or description I've been using for this blog for the past several years reads: "Normalcy Reconsidered". When I do these celebrity posts, I try not to focus on fame for fame's sake but on what makes a person UNIQUE, and Peggy Lee was that.
DeleteAs soon as I hear her name I think FEVER!
ReplyDeleteWell, Boud, it's a good thing I chose that clip!
DeleteHello Kirk, Of course, you knew that final song would remind me of Houlihan and Big Chuck, and that I would be expecting her voice to grind to a slow halt.
ReplyDelete--Jim
Right, Jim, that's how Houlihan and Big Chuck (Cleveland-area late night horror movies hosts) ended their show, but as a kid I didn't know anything about Peggy Lee. In hindsight, that was my first exposure to her.
DeleteShe was amazing. I liked her :-D
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ananka.
DeleteI did like her as well. Thank you so much for sharing, Kirk.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Linda.
DeleteI do remember her on Carson, a real treat
ReplyDeleteAnother reason to stay up late, Ruby.
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