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Peggy Lee

1920 - 2002

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Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned 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. Called the "Queen of American pop music", Lee recorded more than 1,100 masters and co-wrote over 270 songs. She is best known for her role in the Walt Disney classic Lady and the Tramp and voices Darling, Peg, the Siamese cats, among others. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peggy Lee is the 423rd most popular musician (down from 352nd in 2019), the 2,508th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,955th in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Peggy Lee ranks 423 out of 3,175. Before her are Andy Summers, Radu Lupu, Leopold Godowsky, Dave Holland, Geezer Butler, and David Popper. After her are Ry Cooder, Jack Bruce, Moby, Eric Carr, Andy Fletcher, and Ray Parker Jr..

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Among people born in 1920, Peggy Lee ranks 109. Before her are Vilém Flusser, Hans Blumenberg, Tom of Finland, Victor Turner, Bruno Maderna, and Väinö Linna. After her are Marlen Haushofer, Don Taylor, Guido Cantelli, Ignatius IV of Antioch, Heinz Hitler, and Yoshiko Yamaguchi. Among people deceased in 2002, Peggy Lee ranks 80. Before her are Henri Verneuil, Joe Strummer, Velibor Vasović, Pierre Werner, George Roy Hill, and Chico Xavier. After her are John Entwistle, Ole-Johan Dahl, Marina Berti, Erwin Chargaff, François Périer, and Thomas Gordon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peggy Lee ranks 2,508 out of 20,380. Before her are Michael Jeter (1952), Sam Houston (1793), Cindy Sherman (1954), Charles Bachman (1924), Gene Roddenberry (1921), and Jessye Norman (1945). After her are Jane Darwell (1879), Don Taylor (1920), Louise Brooks (1906), Ron Paul (1935), Daniel Stern (1957), and Ry Cooder (1947).

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Among musicians born in United States, Peggy Lee ranks 121. Before her are David Ellefson (1964), Billy Martin (1981), Sonny Rollins (1930), Art Blakey (1919), Jermaine Jackson (1954), and Eddie Cochran (1938). After her are Ry Cooder (1947), Moby (1965), Eric Carr (1950), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Charles Mingus (1922), and Ornette Coleman (1930).

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