[Dixielandjazz] Peggy Lee

[Barb Jordan]

Definitely not politically correct today.

 

Peggy's expression reminds me of my mother, who used to say "manana" alot and as a kid I always wondered where she got that that word from. Probably Peggy's tune.

 

My mom was a huge lover of big band music and used to go dancing 7 nights a week while she was in the WAC in Longbranch just outside of Toronto.

 

She even hitchhiked to NYC with her girlfriend dressed in their army clothes.  I guess they thought the uniform would offer some kind of protection, but those were such different times compared to now!

 

 

Barbara Jordan

Burlington, Ontario, Canada
 


From: barbonestreet at earthlink.net
To: jordan_barb at hotmail.com; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: Peggy Lee
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:40:52 -0400




On Jul 24, 2009, at 12:07 PM, Barb Jordan wrote:

Thanks Steve, for posting these links.
 
I love Peggy Lee. I think she was of Norweigen (did I spell that right?) extraction eh?
 
Barbara Jordan



Hi Barb:


Part Norwegian and part Swedish. Birth name was Norma Deloris Egstrom. As Iraj suggester, she had several Central and South American type tune hits. Like  "Manana" in 1948 (#1 on the US charts), and "Caramba! It's the Samba"  (#13 on the US Charts) that same year.


For "Manana" which she co-wrote with first husband Dave Barbour, see:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUT6mTq5ekM


Dave Barbour started his career as a banjo/guitarist with Wingy Manone. He and Lee met when they were with Benny Goodman's band circa 1943. They left Goodman and she "quit" music to raise a family. She started to sing again in 1945. I believe that is Barbour on the you tube clip.


Would that song be politically correct today? <grin>


Cheers,
Steve Barbone




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