[78-L] Peggy Lee.

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Hi!

I have no 'idea' what 'song stylist' means.

In my book, Peggy Lee was a great Jazz singer who could also, almost 
alone among popular singers, take any song in any style and, while 
remaining true to its original genre, somehow make it a Peggy Lee 
song. Thus, for instance, she was just about the ONLY American singer 
who could sing Bossa Nova properly!

If that's a song stylist, so be it! ;-)

Bing Crosby was another great JAZZ singer (unlike, say, Frank 
Sinatra, who wasn't) who could also sing other styles of popular song.

Nelson Eddy was a fine, classically trained baritone who learned to 
sing certain types of popular music.

Earl.

At 6:21 am -0700 21/3/2009, 78-l-request at klickitat.78online.com wrote:
>Don't confuse female singers with female song stylists.  Vera Lynn was a
>singer.  Peggy Lee was a song stylist, and a damned good one at that.  It's
>the old apples and oranges thing again.  Could we compare Bing Crosby with
>Nelson Eddy?  Two different genres.
>
>Bud.