Lee passed away in 2002 at the age of 81, was the first female artist to be nominated for Album of the Year, at the Grammys’ first ceremony in May 1959, and would win the Grammy for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance in 1969.
A post shared by Peggy Lee (@peggyleeofficial) on May 20, 2020 at 6:41pm PDT The Grammy Museum will honor Lee’s career and will mark his 100th birthday on May 26, broadcasting a virtual panel featuring Billie Eilish, k.d. lang, Eric Burton, Dr. Tish Oney and Lee’s granddaughter, Holly Foster Wells, who chairs “Peggy Lee Associates, LLC.”
A post shared by Peggy Lee (@peggyleeofficial) on May 19, 2020 at 10:20am PDT The panel will be presented by Scott Goldman, the moderator of the Grammy Museum’s public programs, as well as being broadcast on the museum’s website.
