Pełny opis Is That All There is?, The Strange Life of Peggy Lee by James Gavin, 9781451641684.
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 Beyonce 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 "had incredible confidence onstage," observed the Godfather of Punk,
Iggy Pop; yet inner turmoil wracked her. She spun a romantic nirvana in
her songs, but couldn't sustain one in reality. As she passed middle
age, Lee dwelled increasingly in a bizarre dreamland. She died in 2002
at the age of eighty-one, but Lee's fascination has only grown since.
This
masterful account of Peggy Lee's strange and enchanting life is a long
overdue portrait of an artist who redefined popular singing.
ISBN: 9781451641684
ISBN-10: 1451641680
Publiczność: General
Oprawa: Twarda
Language: English
Liczba stron: 608
Data wydania: 11th November 2014
Kraj wydania: US
Wymiary (cm): 23.4 x 15.3 x 4.3
Waga (kg): 0.8
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