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- BBC News: Jazz Legend Peggy Lee Dies - Brief article with photo and links.
- CNN.com: Singer Peggy Lee dead of heart attack at 81 - Obituary reports that she died at her home Monday, January 21, 2001 in Bel Air, California.
- Guardian Obituaries: Peggy Lee - Feature by John Fordham, includes photo.
- Jamestown (North Dakota) Sun: Lee Friend Remembers the Singing Legend - Singer's hometown newspaper interviews lifelong friend Lloyd Collins, who was her organ accompanist in the 1930s.
- Jazz Professional.com - Tribute with links to a review of a 1970 performance at Albert Hall and an interview from 1984.
- London Times: Peggy Lee, the Times Obituary - Detailed account of her personal and professional life with early glamour photo.
- Los Angeles Daily News: When Peggy Lee sang a song, it stayed sung - New York Times writer Terry Teachout remembers hearing the singer in the context of his youth in the late 1960s.
- MTV News: Singer Peggy Lee, Who Gave The World 'Fever,' Dies At 81 - Mentions connections to modern artists including Madonna and Paul McCartney.
- New Yorker: Postscript Peggy Lee - Brief article by Nancy Franklin focuses on singer's favorite album, "The Man I Love" recorded for Capitol with Nelson Riddle arrangements in 1957.
- New York Times: Peggy Lee, Sultry-Voiced Singer of 'Fever,' Dies at 81 - Very detailed account with two photos. Free registration required to access.
- Philippine Star: Sounds Familiar - Informal but extensive listing of films in which the singer appeared along with tribute to the 1990 compilation of her own songs, "The Peggy Lee Songbook: There'll Be Another Spring."
- San Francisco Chronicle: Peggy Lee 1920-2002 - Details of early career including film roles with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, list of significant recordings by year.
- USA Today: Peggy Lee's smoky voice falls silent, but endures - Brief article with extensive photo gallery, links, and audio montage of her recordings.
- Washington Post: Singer Peggy Lee Dies at Age 81 - Detailed account by staff writer Adam Bernstein.
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