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Norma Deloris Egstrom, 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
Lee in 1950
Lee, famous for her sultry singing voice, featured in a cigarette ad in 1953.
Photo of Peggy Lee and Danny Thomas from The Jazz Singer
The Peggy Lee bench-style burial monument
"Fever" is a song written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell, who used the pseudonym "John Davenport". It was originally recorded by the American R&B singer Little Willie John for his debut album, Fev
Peggy Lee
…Decca. For that label, she recorded Black Coffee and had hit singles such as "Lover" and "Mister Wonderful". In 1958, she recorded her own version of "Fever" by Little Willie John, written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell. Lee created a new arrangement for the song, and added lyrics ("Romeo loved Juliet…
Label of US 78 RPM release
Label of the US vinyl single
Peggy Lee, who recorded a version of "Fever" with altered lyrics
Madonna singing "Fever" on the Celebration Tour (2023—2024)