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Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour

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Marc Myers
Mar 30, 2015
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Singer Peggy Lee and guitarist Dave Barbour both quit the Benny Goodman Orchestra in 1943 to get married. For the next nine years, until their divorce, they recorded together, largely for Johnny Mercer's Capitol label. Here are four videos featuring Lee with Barbour:

Here's a more casual Why Don't You Do Right...

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