Ruth Leon recommends.. Fever – Peggy Lee

Ruth Leon recommends.. Fever – Peggy Lee

Ruth Leon recommends

norman lebrecht

October 08, 2023

Fever – Peggy Lee

There have been a lot of Peggy Lee  imitators recently, tributes, impersonations, adaptations, homages. Here is a case of the real thing meaning so much more than any imitation – singer, songwriter, composer, producer – Peggy Lee herself with her most famous song.

You can’t beat the original – a classic recording from the late 60’s featuring Peggy accompanied by just Max Bennett on bass and Jack Sperling on drums. Fever was written originally by Davenport and Cooley. Peggy added her own lyrics and the finger snapping.

​Less is more. Nothing like it.

Read more

Comments

comment_count comments
Oldest
Newest
Oldest
Top rated

Comment as a guest:

MOST READ TODAY: