Peggy King
Peggy King (born February 16, 1930 in Greensburg , Pennsylvania ) is an American pop and jazz singer .
Live and act
King sang in the early 1950s in the swing bands of Charlie Spivak , Ray Anthony and Ralph Flanagan , with whom the first recordings were made. In the 1950s and early 1960s she was a frequent guest on American television shows and the like. a. by Mel Tormé , Johnny Carson , Nat King Cole , Perry Como and Bob Hope . In 1954 she sang with Harry Hames . After becoming known nationwide for a tomato sauce jingle , she signed Mitch Miller to Columbia Records . This was followed by the albums Girl Meet Boy (1955, with Jerry Vale ) and Wish Upon a Star (1956, with the Percy Faith Orchestra). In 1955 she received an Emmy nomination for Best Singer .
In 1959 she recorded the album Lazy Afternoon for Imperial . In the early 1960s she worked a. a. with Bobby Hackett . In 1983 she recorded the album Oh What a Memory We Made ... Tonight with an accompanying band consisting of Dick Sudhalter , Michael Abene , Gene Bertoncini and Michael Moore , followed in 1984 by the Jerome Kern tribute album Till the Clouds Roll By ( with Jerry Dodgion , Gene Bertoncini and Jay Leonhart ). In the field of jazz she was involved in 30 recording sessions between 1950 and 1984.
King was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (6563 Hollywood Boulevard).
Web links
- Web presence
- Peggy King in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Peggy King at Allmusic (English)
- Peggy King at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 22, 2014)
- ↑ http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/peggy-king/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | King, Peggy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop and jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greensburg , Pennsylvania , United States |