. . . .Our Guest Book .. Splendid! Seeing
you on "What's My Line" this morning (08/08/08) made my day.
Regards, Don
Reed
What's My Line? Just saw the episode you were on - very funny. Kenny
"Ace"
From an Old Ravenna School Chum Hi Peggy, I tried sending another e-mail but don't believe it went through. At the expense of repeating, I'll try this way. I am Barbara Maines and have been following your career; however, just found your web site. My God, you NOW look like Debbie Reynolds . . . it used to be Judy. I have just published my first novel (Vegas Destiny on Amazon.com and Barnes&Nobel.com) after years of being a columnist for a Baton Rouge, La. newspaper. Now living just south of Memphis. I have always 'bragged' I used to play piano for Peggy King. I still play piano programs; all at once the songs I love have come back into style! Also, I still fly back to most of the school reunions and us 48 class 'girls' get together as frequently as we can. Great to see you are still singing. Barbara
A note from Justin Hopkins Our Dear Peggy King!! Hi there! I'm lucky enough to call Peggy a dear friend. I'm a 24 year old aspiring opera singer, and Peggy is one of my greatest musical influences. It's so wonderful to read all the wonderful comments from people whose lives she touched over the years. I first sang with Peggy as a little boy soprano singing with the Philadelphia Boys Choir in 1994. Around that time, she gave me an unreleased studio recording of hers as a gift. I've been in love ever since, and have added other albums to my collection such as When You Wish Upon A Star, The Boy Next Door, and Oh, What a Memory We've Made Tonight. What shouldn't be surprising to anyone that knows Peggy is the fact that she sounds just as good today as she ever has. Love you Peggy, and I can't wait to see you when I'm back in town! Justin
Hopkins
Hello from Harry Prime Hi Peggy! Harry asked us to say hello to you after I found your website. Kim Kantner (Harry's daughter) and me, Larry Kantner, say hi too! We all wish you well too! Stay cool. Larry
Kantner, V.P.
Fond Memories of an Era That Will Never Return At
the age of 13, my first visit to New York City included a trip to the Capitol
Theatre to see Duke Ellington's orchestra featuring a little girl vocalist
named Lena Horne. From that day forward I was hooked on Big Bands!
The movie was 'Phantom
of the Opera' with Nelson Eddy, Susannah Foster and Claude Rains.
People in those days (the early 1940's) didn't go to see a movie.
It was the thrilling stage shows that attracted folks. I remember
seeing the orchestras of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Ted
Lewis, Gene Krupa, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Sammy Kaye and the list
goes on and on. I regret never having seen Glenn Miller. In
1949, the Ralph Flanagan band grabbed me by my ears and I was floored by
Ralph's great Glenn Miller 'sound.' Other bands with the Miller sound
followed. Britain's Ted Heath, Latin America's Luis Acaraz, our own Ray
Anthony among others became Glenn Miller 'cover' bands. But Flanagan
had them all beat and became the top dance band in the late 1940's and
early 1950's. I first saw the Flanagan band at Frank Daily's Meadowbrook
in Cedar Grove, NJ in 1949 (or 1950), when a young girl
by
the name of Evelyn Joyce won a contest and became the first girl vocalist
with the band. I and three other Flanagan fans ran Ralph's fan club.
When Peggy King came
aboard, it was clear the band had the perfect pairing with boy band vocalist,
Harry Prime, who had sung with the Tommy Dorsey, Randy Brooks and Jack
Fina orchestras. One might say Peggy was pretty perky in those days
(even before George Gobel dubbed her 'Pretty, Perky, Peggy King') and thankfully
that moniker holds true to this very day! Both Peggy and Harry were
gracious to their fans and even allowed me to take a photo (see below)
of them back-stage at (I believe) the Statler Hotel in New York City, and
I'm sorry I don't remember the year. Actually, at 78 I'm lucky to
remember my name! I do remember visiting Peggy in a hospital after
she suffered an appendicitis attack and even she remembered that incident.
I sincerely hope her marvelous music will someday be reissued along with
her current offerings and you fans out there can write to your local newspapers
and magazines requesting more airtime for songs sung by this great lady
who will always be Pretty, Perky, Peggy King to us fans!
 Massapequa, New York March 7, 2008 ' The Wonderful Miss Peggy King! So glad to hear there is now an official site. I, too, fell in love with Peggy King on the George Gobel Show at the age of 9 or so. I thought she was THE cutest, sweetest, most talented young lady ever. I idolized her, couldn't imagine anyone I would rather grow up to be! At that time I had a rather esoteric collection of 45's (my father worked briefly for a radio station and brought home some interesting stuff). I had the Peggy King recording of Zero Hour backed with No Sleep Till Dawn. I played the B-side so much it's a wonder I didn't wear the record out. Unfortunately, in one of her forays into my record collection, my mother made that single disappear sometime during my teenage years and I have been looking for a copy ever since - or an album/CD containing the latter song. If anyone can help, please let me know! Victoria Friscia San Carlos, California January 7, 2008 . Peggy King
After hearing Peggy King singing Hunts commercials, Peggy showed up at
Rosemead High School, in Rosemead, California and performed at an 'assembly'
in 1954 for some very lucky students. It was a performance that I
have not been able to forget. Her appearance on numerous television
shows just added to her allure. It would have been great to see her
in Southern California, if I had only heard about it in time to travel
from Northern California. I hope the web site will let her fans know
about future appearances.
Shelley
Giles
Thoroughly enjoyed the site . . .
I came across your site by accident this rainy evening. I was a little
girl (7-10 years old) when I watched the Gobel show and thought Peggy King
was just the princess I hoped to be some day. The forehead-to-forehead
routine was about as sensual as anything I could get my brain around at
that age! I even recall missing an outing at the lake at age eleven
because I feared I wouldn't be home in time to see the Maverick
episode.
Anne
Scrivner (Click
here for more from Anne!)
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