🎶 I’ll glitter and gleam so, make somebody dream, so… ✨ For many, the highlight of Peggy Lee’s appearance on the episode of ‘The Bing Crosby Show’ that aired September 29, 1959 was her performance of “Baubles, Bangles and Beads.” Singing the tune (from the musical ‘Kismet’) “in a forest of chandeliers,” a concept conceived of by director Bill Colleran, “she sparkled” as one reviewer wrote, “like the Hope Diamond in a visually magnificent vignette.” 💖 My heart will sing, sing-a-ling-a 🎵 #Peggy

Before a performance in Las Vegas, Peggy Lee received a telegram from songwriter Arthur Hamilton that ended with a simple, poetic line: “Sing a rainbow!” She loved the phrase so much she called him immediately. As Arthur recalled: “She said, ‘It’s a wonderful title for a song—who’s going to write it?’ I told her, ‘It’s yours now.’ And she said, ‘Oh no, those words are yours.’” Arthur went on to write “Sing a Rainbow”, featured in ‘Pete Kelly’s Blues’, a film that earned Peggy an Oscar nomination

1.4K views · 315 reactions | Happy Birthday, Johnny Cash! Peggy Lee and Johnny Cash rehearsing for a 1969 television performance together. #JohnnyCash #peggylee #musichistory | Miss Peggy Lee | Facebook