Norma Deloris Egstrom - Peggy Lee

Norma Deloris Egstrom - Peggy Lee. . , 1920 Peggy Lee is born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota. , 1924 Norma's mother, Selma Egstrom dies. , 1928 The Egstroms move from Jamestown to Nortonville. , 1934 The Egstrom family moves to Wimbledon. , 1936 Norma sings on the radio for the first time, over KOVC in Valley City. , 1937 Norma graduates from Wimbledon High School. , Norma sings on WDAY radio in Fargo and is renamed Peggy Lee by program director Ken Kennedy. , 1938 Peggy moves to California. , 1939 Peggy returns to Fargo and WDAY. , 1940 Peggy moves to Minneapolis and sings with the orchestras of Sev Olsen and Will Osborne. , 1941 Peggy returns to California and performs at the Doll House in Palm Springs. , Peggy joins the Four of Us and moves to Chicago to sing at the Ambassador Hotel West. , Peggy joins the Benny Goodman Orchestra. , Peggy makes her first commercial recording with Benny Goodman. , 1942 Peggy has her first #1 hit "Somebody Else is Taking My Place." , 1943 Peggy's recording of "Why Don't You Do Right?" with Goodman hits the charts. , Lee sings with Goodman's Orchestra in two films. "Stage Door Canteen" and "The Powers Girls" , Peggy Lee marries musician Dave Barbour. , 1944 Peggy makes her first post-Goodman recordings. , 1946 Peggy Lee appears on television for the first time. , Bing Crosby has Peggy as a regular on his "Philco Radio Time" programs. , 1947 Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour make their first film appearance together, in the Paramount two-reeler "Midnight Serenade." , Peggy headlines the radio shows "Rhapsody in Rhythm" and "The Summer Electric Hour." , Peggy appears as a regular on radio's "The Jimmy Durante Show" , 1948 Peggy records several hit songs, written with husband Dave Barbour. , The Dave Barbour/Peggy Lee penned "Manana" is one of the top records of the year. , Peggy takes over as host of the Thursday edition of "The Chesterfield Supper Club". , 1950 Peggy returns to North Dakota for the Winter Show and to see he father for the last time. , 1951 The "Peggy Lee Show" debuts on CBS Radio. , Peggy Lee and Mel Torme host "TV's Top Tunes" for the summer season. , 1952 Peggy Lee co-stars with Danny Thomas in the remake of "The Jazz Singer." , 1953 Peggy marries actor Brad Dexter. , Peggy records her landmark album "Black Coffee." , 1955 Lee co-writes songs for Disney's animated "Lady and the Tramp." , Peggy co stars in the movie "Pete Kelly's Blues," and receives an Academy Award nomination. , 1956 Peggy marries actor Dewey Martin. , 1958 Peggy's hit son "Fever" tops the charts. , 1962 Peggy sings for President Kennedy at his Birthday Salute in Madison Square Garden, New York. , 1964 Lee marries percussionist Jack Del Rio. , 1969 Peggy Lee records "Is That All There Is?" for which she will win her first Grammy Award. , 1970 Peggy sings for President Nixon and President Pompidou at the White House. , 1983 "Peg" opens, and closes, on Broadway. , 1986 The Songwriters Guild of America gives Peggy Lee the 12th annual Aggie Award. , 1988 Peggy sues Walt Disney Productions for royalties from "Lady and the Tramp," a case that breaks ground for the rights of artists. , 1990 Peggy Lee receives ASCAP's Pied Piper Award, the organization's highest accolade, for lifetime achievement. , 1994 The Society of Singers honors Peggy Lee at their annual tribute. , 1995 Peggy Lee makes her last commercial recording, with Benny Carter. , Peggy Lee is awarded her second Grammy Award, for lifetime achievement. , 1999 Peggy Lee is inducted into the Songwriters hall of Fame. , 2002 Peggy Lee passes away and is buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles. , Peggy Lee's music continues to be important to musicians and lovers of music today. Several of her albums are re-mastered and re-released.