Peggy King Peggy King Sings Jerome Kern – 1985 Jazz (vinyl)

mint cover / cover – bin # 133

“Pretty perky Peggy King”, as she was called, appeared onTheGeorge GobelShowfrom 1954 through 1957 and guest-starred on many other TV shows, includingBob Hope’s 1956Chevy Show,American Bandstand,Maverick,Dragnet (series),The Steve Allen Show,[3]The Kraft Music HallwithMilton Berle,[4]What’s My Line?,[5]The Tonight ShowStarringJohnny Carson,The Perry Como Show,[6]The Garry Moore Show, andThe Jack Benny Show.[7]

In 1952MGMsigned her to a contract, which led to a singing cameo inVincente Minnelli’sThe Bad and the Beautiful(recorded withSkip MartinforMGM Records) and a series of commercial jingles forHunt’stomato sauce. These last brought her to the attention ofMitch MilleratColumbia Records. Miller signed her to a long-term contract, under which she made two best-selling albums, “Wish Upon on a Star” and “Girl Meets Boy” (both reissued on CD byCollectables Records),[8][9]and a string of hit singles, including “Make Yourself Comfortable” in 1954. She sang theOscar-nominated songCount Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)on the 1955Academy Awardstelecast,[10]and bothBillboardandDown Beatnamed her “Best New Singer” of 195556.[11]

She sang in the 1955 cult comedyAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummyand was featured as chief co-star on theposter. She portrayed the stewardess Janet Turner in the suspense thrillerZero Hour!(1957), later the basis for the disaster spoof,Airplane!. She starred oppositeTab Hunterin the original television musicalHans Brinker, or The Silver Skates(1958) and in a musical version ofJack and the Beanstalkco-starringJoel Grey,Celeste HolmandCyril Ritchard. Her more recent albums include “Lazy Afternoon” (1959, reissued on CD in 2012 byEMI),[12]”Oh What a Memory We Made Tonight” and “Peggy King Sings Jerome Kern”.[13]In 2008 Sepia Records reissued the original cast album ofHans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, adding sixteen of King’s classic Columbia recordings and four of Hunter’s.[14]In Feb., 2016, she released an all-new CD album, her first recording in 36 years, accompanied by the All-Star Jazz Trio.[15]

TheBroadcast Pioneers of Philadelphiainducted King into their Hall of Fame in 2010.[16][17]The success of the movie led to her resuming her singing career in 2013 with thePhiladelphia-based All-Star Jazz Trio,[18]and she received strong notices at54 Belowin New York[19]and the Metropolitan Room.[20]In 2016, King continues to perform in nightclubs, theatres and at charitable and private events on a regular basis, with Music Director/PianistAndrew Kahnand accompanied by The All-Star Jazz Trio.[21]

Label:Stash 246Format:Vinyl, LPCountry:USReleased:1985Genre:Jazz

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