by James Gavin
Where Did They Go (PL album), 331–332
“Where Flamingos Fly,” 184
“Where or When,” 73–74
“While We’re Young,” 97, 98–100
“Whistle for Happiness,” 308
“White Birch and the Sycamore, The,” 167
Whiteman, Paul, 35, 87
Whitfield, John, 359, 378, 384
Whiting, Margaret, 81, 86, 87, 90, 92, 104, 107, 113, 191, 413
Whiting, Richard, 87
“Who Are You,” 384
“Why Do Fools Fall in Love?,” 191
“Why Don’t You?,” 516
“Why Don’t You Do Right?,” 78–83, 97, 98–99, 103, 105, 207, 221, 319, 494, 497, 516
Wicks, Virginia, 103, 109, 119, 151
Wiese, Edwin (stepbrother), 15–16, 23, 25, 42, 117, 322
Wiese, Emil, 15–16
Wildcat (musical), 241
Wilder, Alec, 77, 97–99, 361–362
Wiley, Lee, 36, 269
William Morris Agency, 194, 291, 324, 343, 385, 395
Williams, Andy, 209, 241, 254, 257, 275, 291, 513
Williams, Joe, 91, 206–207, 213, 347, 499–500
Williams, Tennessee, 363
Williams, William B., 216
Willison, Walter, 260, 341, 379
Wilner, Jon, 408, 411, 427, 430, 436–439
Wilson, Earl, 118, 395
Wilson, John S., 372, 383, 398
Wilson, Julie, 390, 445
Wilson, Nancy, 270, 413
Wilson, Teddy, 66, 76
Winer, Linda, 436
Wings (album), 364
Wings (band), 354
Winkler, Henry, 380–381
Wizard of Oz, The (film), 117
WNET, 297–301, 306
Wolfe, Tom, 287
“Woman Alone with the Blues, A,” 154–155
Woman of the Year (musical), 411
Wonder Bar (film), 144, 148
Wonder, Stevie, 305
Woodell, Elga, 522
Wood, Natalie, 179, 187, 233, 353
Woods, Ilene, 486–487
Woodstock Music & Art Fair (New York), 303
World War I, 11, 21, 171
World War II, 40, 74–83, 157, 169, 188, 334, 342
Worth, Stan, 316
Wright, Phil, 288–289, 289, 316, 363
Wyman, Jane, 109
Wynn, Jim, 125
Wyse, Lois, 325
Y
“Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!,” 125
Yentl (film), 415
“Yes Sir, That’s My Baby,” 313
“Yesterday, When I Was Young,” 394
“You Don’t Know,” 503
“You Fascinate Me So,” 230
“You Go to My Head,” 132–133, 138
“You’ll Remember Me,” 316
“You Make Me Feel Brand New,” 355–356, 358
“(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” 288, 290, 296, 303–304
“You Make Me Feel So Young,” 505
Young, Lester, 35, 153–154, 419
Young, Mary, 12, 53, 434
Young, Neil, 318–319
Young, Roland, 369
Youngstein, Max, 171–172
Youngstein, Reva, 171–172
Young, Victor, 147–148, 177, 184, 186
“You’re Easy to Dance With,” 77
“You’re My Thrill,” 104
“You’re the Cream in My Coffee,” 86
Your Hit Parade (radio program), 125
“Your Mother’s Son-in-Law,” 66
“You’ve Got to See Mamma Ev’ry Night (Or You Can’t See Mamma at All),” 184
“You Was Right, Baby,” 90, 120
“You Were Meant for Me,” 495
Z
Zip (chimpanzee), 452
Zito, Torrie, 419
zoot suits, 72
Zoran, 383, 390, 397
Zulager, William, 480–481
Zunser, Jesse, 144
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gavin, James, date.
Is that all there is?: the strange life of Peggy Lee / James Gavin.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Lee, Peggy, 1920–2002. 2. Singers—United States—Biography. I. Title.
ML420.L294G38 2014
782.42164092—dc23
[B] 2014010307
ISBN 978-1-4516-4168-4
ISBN 978-1-4516-4180-6 (ebook)