Saturday, March 16, 2019

Cuér-Na-Va-Ca


Peggy Anne Ellis
with Milt Kaye Orchestra and chorus
Cuér-Na-Va-Ca
Wr. Shelley-Kaye
Pub. by Spiral Record Corp. (ASCAP)
Journal #3552
1958



Cuér-Na-Va-Ca



Born LaBlanche Pafford Metz in Georgia circa 1925, Peggy Anne Ellis was a Broadway actress, chanteuse, radio personality. She made a name for herself with radio audience as a "blues singer" when she was only six years old.  She performed in two Broadway musicals : Best Foot Forward (1942) and Billion Dollar Baby (1946) before recording for Signature/Hi Tone, Charles (1952-1953), Journal (1958) and Cue-P (1958).

From 1947 to 1971 Peggy Anne Ellis was married to Art Fleming, the quizmaster of NBC's "Jeopardy". 

She died in 2014 in Englewood, New Jersey.
 
 

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