Artist:Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee
Song:Nice Work If You Can Get It
Album:Classic Duets
Though Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee never recorded together, they performed as a duo on this 1957 episode of Sinatra's TV show. They also performed a couple of times with Bing Crosby. Many of Sinatra's classic duets are on this 2002 CD released by Capitol. There are two tracks featuring Peggy Lee. Others include Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and others. From what I could tell, most of these are audio tracks lifted from Sinatra's TV shows. Nice Work If You Can Get It was written by George and Ira Gershwin and popularized by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film Damsel in Distress co-starring Joan Fontaine and Burns & Allen. This duet was on the debut episode of The Frank Sinatra Show broadcast Oct. 18, 1957. This show was a mix of variety and drama episodes. At the time Sinatra was so big he could get any deal he wanted. This video clip appears on the DVD Frank Sinatra & Friends Together On Stage. Take your pick, audio or video. Here's Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee performing Nice Work If You Can Get It on The Frank Sinatra Show Oct. 18, 1957.
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