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Dave Gelly presents a two-part tribute to singer Peggy Lee , the distinctive stylist whose enduring, impressive career started back in the early forties and whose many hits include Manana, Lover, Is That All There /s?and the signature Fever, one of very few tracks ever covered by Madonna. 1: Things Are
Swingin Featuring Lee both on disc and in conversation.
Producer Roy Oakshott

Contributors

Unknown:
Dave Gelly
Singer:
Peggy Lee
Producer:
Roy Oakshott

Rolling Stones drummer
Charlie Watts continues a series profiling the great jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker, who died in 1955, aged 35. Miles Davis joins the story as Watts follows his musical hero into KoKo land, with John Dankworth ,
Gary Giddins and Bird himself.

Contributors

Unknown:
Miles Davis
Unknown:
John Dankworth
Unknown:
Gary Giddins

BBC Radio 2

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