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Legendary songstress Peggy King is one of the few, certifiable stars of stage, screen, television and nightclubs still performing today, and since teaming with the charismatically swinging All-Star Jazz Trio, has been delighting audiences of all ages all over the East Coast.
"Pretty, perky Peggy King" has worked in films and television with every star imaginable, from Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme' to Sammy Davis, Jr. and Andre Previn, and her dozens of recordings through the years show just why she remains a favorite of America's finest composers and lyricists. Indeed, one of the charming high points of the Emmy Award-winning HBO film, "Behind the Candelabra"? was Peggy King's on-screen rendition of "When Liberace Winks at Me," which she sang on television circa 1956.
And of the ageless Ms. King today? Syndicated columnist Rex Reed commented, 'What a delectable talent she was and still is." Jazz Times wrote, 'At the age of 84, her intonation, interpretive powers, subtle sense of swing and range are better than they were in 1955.' Gary Giddins of the Village Voice called her 'ageless.' And Will Friedwald of the Wall Street Journal recently wrote that 'Peggy King delivers the same goods she delivered more than 40 years ago.'
"Pretty, perky Peggy King" has worked in films and television with every star imaginable, from Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme' to Sammy Davis, Jr. and Andre Previn, and her dozens of recordings through the years show just why she remains a favorite of America's finest composers and lyricists. Indeed, one of the charming high points of the Emmy Award-winning HBO film, "Behind the Candelabra"? was Peggy King's on-screen rendition of "When Liberace Winks at Me," which she sang on television circa 1956.
And of the ageless Ms. King today? Syndicated columnist Rex Reed commented, 'What a delectable talent she was and still is." Jazz Times wrote, 'At the age of 84, her intonation, interpretive powers, subtle sense of swing and range are better than they were in 1955.' Gary Giddins of the Village Voice called her 'ageless.' And Will Friedwald of the Wall Street Journal recently wrote that 'Peggy King delivers the same goods she delivered more than 40 years ago.'
