As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 4. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. It was here that Peggy Lee fans learned that a biopic starring Michelle Williams is being produced by Reese Witherspoon and Billie Eilish. What she leaves out matters as much as what she puts in. Peggy Lee All the Things You Are (feat. Benny stuck to his rule. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Kelly E.F. Wiebe (senhue@mts.net. In 1948 Santos Cruz, a bartender at the famed Texas nightclub the Balinese Room, mixed up a new drink especially for her. Solitaire 6. / Fever, June 1987: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Jarrod Cafaro Bio:A fan of the website for years, Jarrod is thrilled to be writing for BWW! Silk Cut Festival of Jazz, w/ Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Carmen McRae, Joe Williams, Blossom Dearie Contemporary Ethnic U.S. 21. As disappointing as it must have been to have to postpone and reimagine the event, the ultimate result is a well-paced and beautifully put-together video montage of performances that debuted online on May 25th. Her costume and coiffure are elaborate, her stance and gestures contrastingly dignified and simple. Moving from chain-gang songs to street cries to spirituals and gospel songs, Miss Lee mixes brief phrases of song with a languorous, almost hypnotizingly cadenced narration before she reaches a full-scale treatment of a classic blues song, Ma Raineys See See Rider. She sings it softly, with a sinuously rocking beat that is pure Peggy Lee without losing the emotional strength of Ma Raineys version Although much of this overview of the blues is more pop than blues, Miss Lee brings a distinctively blueslike character to all of it. In 1998 she suffered a stroke that impaired her speech, requiring therapy to recover. / Little Baby Ducks / You Dont Know Me / Just Keep Holdin On, March 1987: Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, California / Lover / Im a Woman / Is That All There Is? Songs included: Ive Got It Bad (and That Aint Good) / Dont Explain / God Bless the Child, July 1985: The Ballroom, New York Nate Hertweck. Its a distinctive instrument capable of delightful tonal variations, and her subtle phrasing and expressive lyric interpretations are unimpaired. Rodney Burbeck,Music Week,11/80, Blonde bombshell Peggy Lee took the Palladium by storm last week with her overplayed ice queen glamour and her ultra-cool even underplayed set. Associate producers are Holly Foster-Wells, vice president of Peggy Lee Associates, LLC; Ivan Santiago-Mercado, author of The Peggy Lee Bio-Discography and Videography; and PeggyLee.com editor David Torresen, who provides liner notes. 15. / Johnny Guitar Peggy Lee was a frequent visitor to The Ed Sullivan Show throughout the 1960s and the archive recently shared two more vintage clips. As an actor, Jarrod had the good fortune of performing across the US, Europe, and Asia. Mr. Durante, who began an official New York nightclub engagement of his own nineteen hours later at the Copacabana, walked to a ringside table shortly before Miss Lee appeared on stage for the 1 a.m. supper show. 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Peggy Lee (Artist) Format: Audio CD 182 ratings Amazon's Choice for "peggy lee christmas cd" -30% $979 List Price: $13.98 Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns See all 3 formats and editions Audio CD $9.79 5 Used from $12.27 13 New from $9.03 Vinyl $22.50 2 Used from $21.58 11 New from $22.50 1 Collectible from $34.88 Danny Boy Blacksmith Blues It's this order that Peggy Lee's rendition of / Fever / Is That All There Is? Its a Most Unusual Day was recorded by Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. At Last: The Lost Radio Recordings is produced for Real Gone Music by Jim Pierson and Gordon Anderson. A delicate, pouting smile, at once provocative, regal and insouciant, tops it all off. Peggy Lee joined Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in their Radio City Music Hall finale April 10 to make a joyous, affection-laden recital even more joyful. / Mr. The scheduled entertainment, provided by Peggy Lee, the singer, can heat up the room more than adequately, but early yesterday morning she had the impromptu assistance of Jimmy Durante and a couple of his friends. [10] All the marriages ended in divorce. Backed by an outstanding onstage orchestra, the star delivers tasty versions of some 26 songs, including the obligatory hits, along with a handful of pleasant new songs co-written with composer Paul Horner. But her soothing, seemingly effortless She and first husband, guitarist Dave Barbour, had a daughter, Nicki, her only child. 1. She joined his band in August 1941 and made her first recording, singing "Elmer's Tune". Literature and Poetry. Produced by Real Gone Music in collaboration with the Peggy Lee estate, At Last: The Lost Radio Recordings presents 44 solo performances from Peggys own radio series, nearly all of them unavailable since they originally aired in the early 1950s on CBS Radio and the Armed Forces Radio Service. "[29], Lee continued to perform into the 1990s, sometimes using a wheelchair. In October 1937, radio personality Ken Kennedy, of WDAY in Fargo, (the most widely heard station in North Dakota), auditioned Egstrom and put her on the air that day, but not before he changed her name to Peggy Lee. [9] Lee left home and traveled to Hollywood, California, at the age of 17 in March 1938. But the concert revue which arrived Wednesday at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater has been clouded by awkwardly written, mawkish autobiographical material that veers close to self-glorification. Especially effective is her ability to hit a note, flatten it for dramatic effect and return it to its proper place on the scale While Lee respects her audience by trying new, unusual material, she also respects backup musicians by turning toward them during bridges, riveting audience attention on their fine music. Variety, 2/13/80, February 1980: Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco WebGRAMMY Museum To Celebrate Peggy Lee's 100th Birthday With Panel Featuring Billie Eilish, k.d. 20. Starting as a waiter in the piano bar and cabaret rooms, he eventually made his debut as a performer upstairs at Eighty-Eights, receiving rave reviews in the New York Post, and a MAC nomination for male debut. Watch all of Peggy Lee's performances on The Ed Sullivan Show in this playlist. The Righteous Brothers & Peggy Lee "Yes, Indeed!" on The Ed Sullivan Show The animated film featured a character named Peg, a broken-down old showgirl of a dog, whose provocative walk was based on the stage-prowl of Peggy Lee. Just One More Chance The 44 tracks on At Last The Lost Radio Recordings consists ENTIRELY of songs Peggy never recorded commercially, ranging from popular standards to novelty numbers to songs popularized by such esteemed peers as Doris Day, Rosemary Clooney, Is the namesake of the "Margarita" cocktail. [37] Other honors include induction into the Big Band Jazz Hall of Fame in 1992,[38] the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999,[39] and the Songbook Hall of Fame from the Great American Songbook Foundation in 2020. This led to a string of shows and singing gigs at clubs and venues all over NYC. Peggy Lee was Born Norma Dolores Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, on May 26, 1920. Her later years were dogged by ill health and lawsuits, winning $2.3 million in 1991 against Disney to recoup royalties from videocassette sales of "Lady and the Tramp" and, just a week before her death, earning a preliminary approval of $4.75 million in a class lawsuit (she was the lead plaintiff of a group of Decca recording artists) for royalties against Universal Music Group. 7. He explained to The Philadelphia Inquirer: "That's the one where the hitter is out in front of it and says, 'Is that all there is? Anyone can read what you share. 18. While appearing in New Orleans in October 1985, she underwent double-bypass heart surgery. Working alongside Douglas on both numbers, viewers got a chance to see the predominant musical director of the evening, the talented Jon Weber, in action. 19. I knew I couldn't sing over them, so I decided to sing under them. 18. Lees art is all subtle shaping, shading and nuance. As I sang, I kept thinking, 'softly with feeling'. But the myopic and maudlin writing, which omits introspective insights, ironically distances her from the audience Peggy Lees numerous devotees will doubtlessly revel in the show, and fanciers of pop singing by one of the great practitioners of the form will find much to enjoy. So the next evening, she brought Benny in, because they were looking for a replacement for Helen Forrest. "Maana", written by Lee and Barbour, was her eleventh solo hit recording, and remained on the charts for twenty-one weeks, nine of which were in the number one position. [62], Lee wrote or co-wrote over 270 songs. Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be? '", She drifted back to songwriting and occasional recording sessions for Capitol Records in 1944, for whom she recorded a long string of hits, many of them with lyrics and music by Lee and Barbour, including "I Don't Know Enough About You" and "It's a Good Day". Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net, Other Works Benny and I made up, although David didn't play with him anymore. Semi-confined to a wheelchair since the 80s due to circulation problems and accidental falls, she valiantly continued performing until suffering a stroke in 1998. In 1995, she was given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Cry Lee was born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States, on May 26, 1920, the seventh of the eight children of Selma Emele (ne Anderson) Egstrom and Marvin Olaf Egstrom, a station agent for the Midland Continental Railroad. Songs included: The More I See You / I Could Write a Book / My Father / Is That All There Is? [10], Lee starred opposite Danny Thomas in The Jazz Singer (1952), a remake of the Al Jolson film, The Jazz Singer (1927). When they discovered they couldn't hear me, they began to look at me. "What More Can a Woman Do?" Nicki's father was Peggy's first husband, Dave Barbour. But music was her first love and she continued on the road, crossing over occasionally from the easy jazz to pop field with such monster hits as "Fever" in 1958 and the Grammy-winning "Is That All There Is?" 12. In fact, that was the plan. The Wheel of Fortune He tore into Inka-Dinka-Do (Even though Im not getting paid, let me hear those tom-toms! and I put a slug in the slot machine at Vegas and what do you think came out? For the Disney movie Lady and the Tramp, she co-composed all of the original songs with Burke, and supplied the singing and speaking voices of four characters.[63]. 13. While singing on a local radio station in Fargo, the program director there suggested she However, she gives fresh facets to the familiars. In recent years, Miss Lee has wrapped herself in an austere, otherworldly presence from which she projected an almost disembodied voice. The old favorites are interspersed with newer material -''Little Baby Ducks,'' a brilliant projection of simplicity; ''You Don't Know Me,'' an expression of vulnerability done almost under her breath, and ''Just Keep Holdin' On,'' a song with some of the stomping appeal of ''Is That All There Is?''. [46], In 1983, Lee had a hybrid tea rose named in her honor that was pink with a touch of peach. Here in My Heart Wonderful / I Love Being Here with You / I Want to Be Happy / Ive Got It Bad (and That Aint Good) / The Best Is Yet to Come / Fever / Im a Woman / Ill Be Seeing You, There was a moment, a few minutes into Peggy Lees performancewhen it became obvious that something quite extraordinary was happening. [41], Lee was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording in 1960. Has a rose named after her. when she left the band that spring [1943], her intention was to quit the footlights altogether and become Mrs. Barbour, fulltime housewife. [22], She received the Rough Rider Award from the state of North Dakota in 1975,[33] the Pied Piper Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1990,[34] the Ella Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Society of Singers in 1994,[35] the Living Legacy Award from the Women's International Center in 1994,[36] and the Presidents Award from the Songwriters Guild of America in 1999. She was again seriously injured in another fall in Las Vegas in 1987. It seems unusual and pleasing that the major asset holding up best is her voice. Her first published song was in 1941, "Little Fool". 2. [21] Lee created a new arrangement for the song, and added lyrics ("Romeo loved Juliet", "Captain Smith and Pocahontas"), which she neglected to copyright. In 1969, her hit "Is That All There Is?" In Fall 2022, she will join as Assistant Professor of English and Provosts Distinguished Faculty Fellow with a focus on critical race and ethnic studies at Georgetown University. Her new version of "Fever" was a hit, and was nominated in three categories at the First Annual Grammy Awards in 1959, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. This course explores how writing is an act of risk that carries the stakes of history and future possibility. [28], Lee learned Transcendental Meditation and said she was taught "by the Maharishi personally and that was a great honor. I thought that he didn't like me at first, but it just was that he was preoccupied with what he was hearing. Songs included: S Wonderful / Make Believe / Mr. WebPeggy Lee Is Star Of Copacabana Show A great performance demands the respectful attention of the audience, even in a nightclub, where glasses, silverware and careless tongues can create a distorted and annoying symphony of noises. You never know what shell say next, or why. Jesse Hamlin, San Francisco Chronicle, 10/8/87, February 1988: The Ballroom, New York American singer, songwriter and actress (19202002), "The Queen of Pop Music Holding Tightly to Her Crown,". Was a staunch Republican who gave much of her time and money to various conservative political causes. Lee stayed with the Benny Goodman Orchestra for two years.[12][13]. Billy Stritch, oozing charm and buoyancy with a devilish smile, Mr. Stritch played and sang Lee's own composition "I Don't Know Enough About You" in a way that made me want to tell him more. Songs included: I Wont Dance / Just Keep Holding On / Good Morning Heartache / Some Other Spring / Dont Explain / God Bless the Child / Baubles, Bangles and Beads / Hes a Tramp / Them There Eyes / S Wonderful / As Time Goes By / Heres to Life / Its a Wonderful World / Is That All There Is? The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. From the days of her "Girls of Summer" show at Eighty-Eights, Ms. Fasano seems unchanged by time, except for the rich beauty of a voice that has gotten better in the two or three years that have passed. Musically the show is virtually flawless Its not that the singer is an unattractive or cold personality. Gwen Stefani paid homage to her by doing her hair and eyes in her style on the cover of her 2006 album, "The Sweet Escape". The inaugural award went to Michael Blum and Jenna Lotti for their song, "Fake ID". Gave birth to her only child at age 23, a daughter. This October 1960 episode was the pilot for a would-be but unsold series that was intended to spotlight various American cities. Peggy later memorialized this in the calypso number "One Beating a Day", one of 22 songs she co-wrote for the autobiographical musical "Peg", in which she made her Broadway debut in 1983 at the age of 62. won her the Grammy for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance. Jarrod, welcome to the Broadway World Cabaret family. In October 1937, radio personality Ken Kennedy, of WDAY in Fargo, (the most widely heard station in North Dakota), auditioned Egstrom and put her on the air that day, but not before he changed her name to Peggy Lee. Look for Jarrod's future reviews under his own byline. Fred Katz Orchestra) Carmen McRae (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman Aretha Franklin Play track What a Difference In the first of the two, Lee is in especially sassy and captivating form as she sings a terrific version of her then-current hit, Show Me The Way To Get Out Of This World (Cause Thats Where Everything Is) from an episode first broadcast on October 22, 1950. That bass, finger-clicking and then her voice, clear and resonant. Launching immediately into "Where Can I Go Without You" Ms. Russell completely satisfied my newfound craving. Included as well are Peggys distinctive interpretations of songs that were on the charts for other singers during her shows 1951-52 run, including Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole, Doris Day, Frankie Laine, Patti Page, Johnnie Ray, Jo Stafford, and Kay Starr. He was in a party that included Mrs. Durante, Rocky Marciano, Zsa Zsa Gabor and two of Mr. Durantes partners, Eddie Jackson and Sonny King. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. The extravagance of the whipped honey halo of hair and the diaphanous feathered gown was in marked contrast to the taut, controlled performance in which not one bar of phrase was wasted Perhaps the most remarkable facet of the Americans performance was her ability to communicate the intimacy of a nightclub setting as she draped herself across the piano in slinky fashion, and yet be received with the revered hush of a concert hall audience. Moira Petty, The Stage, 11/27/80, February 1981: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles with Steve Allen It would be remiss to not mention Natalie Douglas' interview with Peggy Lee's Granddaughter, and the President of the Peggy Lee Association, Holly Foster-Wells. [30] After years of poor health, she died of complications from diabetes and a heart attack on January 21, 2002, at the age of 81. [6], Lee began singing from a young age. She is currently UC Presidents Postdoctoral Fellow at Berkeley in the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies. The original line-up on her 1958 smash hit "Fever" comprised: Jack Mondragon (double bass). Steven Reineke-led New York Pops announced this week an amazing lineup for the upcoming season. In addition to her accomplishments as a singer, she was a very fine songwriter, with several hit songs to her credit, many of them written in collaboration with her first husband, Ranked #93 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock N Roll. 8. The 2015 two-disc Peggy Lee anthology At Last: The Lost Radio Recordings compiles live performances the iconic vocalist gave for her radio show in 1951. Also in 1990 Peggy was awarded the coveted Pied Piper Award presented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). After she was taken to the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center she was told she needed a tonsillectomy. Called the "Queen of American pop music,"[1] Lee recorded over 1,100 masters and composed over 270 songs. Zing a Little Zong How do we listen to race? Wow. One of the most popular jazz singers of the big band era, with a smoky subtlety that could stop the brashest band in its tracks, Peggy Leewhose centennial was marked in 2020sang her way to 13 Grammy nominations and two awards, including one for Lifetime Achievement, with her trademark voice. She requested a drink similar to one she had had in Mexico, and the head bartender, Santos Cruz, created the Margarita, and named it after the Spanish version of Peggy's name. Please Mr. Sun 20. It came as she embarked on a version of the old Gershwin ballad S Wonderful, and the word for it, I suppose, is inspiration. WebLive-Lee Peggy Lee in Concert If you only know Peggy Lee from records, or radio and TV and theaters, catch her some time in an intimate nightclub like this. Many of her compositions have become standards, performed by singers such as Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Diana Krall, Queen Latifah, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, Janelle Monae, Nina Simone, Regina Spektor, Sarah Vaughan and others.[64]. Peggy (she/her) is a scholar in contemporary American literature, performance, and media. Miss Lee, like all truly accomplished entertainers, is a superb actress who projects not only a song but also a personality. The shows only problem can be solved by working out the kinks in the presentation and pacing it to provide a bit more pizzazz if they want to continue the pairing, as they say they do. Variety,3/4/81, September 1982: DeNooyer Auditorium, Hackensack, New Jersey [8] She later had her own 15-minute Saturday radio show sponsored by a local restaurant that paid her salary in food. She sang with Goodman's orchestra in two 1943 films, Stage Door Canteen and The Powers Girl. [23], Lee provided speaking and singing voices for several characters in the Disney movie Lady and the Tramp (1955), playing the human Darling, the dog Peg, and the two Siamese cats, Si and Am. 12. While singing on a local radio station in Fargo, the program director there suggested she change her name to Peggy Lee. Songs included: Lover / Johnny Guitar / Ill Give It All to You / You Dont Know Me / Fever / Is That All There Is? An exciting new jazz act has been playing around town this last year and this weekend they land on 42nd Street. WebOlivia Colman. The temperature was one degree above zero at 2 a.m. yesterday, but inside Basin Street East it was sizzling. She wrote about this experience in the song, "The Nickel Ride", which she composed with Dave Grusin for the 1974 film of the same name. 4. Catherine Russell. The manager!). [49] Produced by recording artist Richard Barone, the sold-out event included performances by Cy Coleman, Debbie Harry, Nancy Sinatra, Rita Moreno, Marian McPartland, Chris Connor, Petula Clark, Maria Muldaur, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Quincy Jones, Shirley Horn, and others. Both during and after her high-school years, Lee sang for small sums on local radio stations. Cabaret power couple Barbara Fasano and Eric Comstock showed their stuff with "Jump For Joy" and "These Foolish Things" with some sweet assistance from Sean Smith on Bass. A rich contralto and acting chops gave Celia Berk a chance to embody a complex and beautiful "The Shining Sea"; then the show introduced me to some new faces in the persons of coquettish Julia Parasram, and the energetic Danny Bacher. This second clip was part of the first episode in Ed Sullivans See America series, from San Francisco, which aired on October 16, 1960. Lee was married four times: to guitarist and composer Dave Barbour (19431951),[26][27] actor Brad Dexter (1953), actor Dewey Martin (19561958), and percussionist Jack Del Rio (1964). Heigh Ho (Its Off to Work We Go) A diabetic, she was often troubled by weight and glandular problems. She will be there until July 19. She was born Norma Deloris Egstrom in J read more Similar Artists Julie London 903,166 listeners Nat King Cole 2,059,982 listeners Louis Armstrong 2,180,922 listeners Perry An advertisement for Capitol Transcriptions in a trade magazine noted that the transcriptions included "special voice introductions by Peggy".[17]. But, June 1984: Festival Hall, London PEGGY LEE returned on Tuesday to the Ballroom, where a year ago she made her first New York cabaret appearance in a decade, and gave a demanding two-hour performance that revealed a new sense of security in both her singing and her stage presence. She also provided singing and speaking voices along with lyrics for Disney's Lady and the Tramp (1955) in the same year. WebPeggy Lee. All I wanted was to have a family and cling to the children [daughter Nicki]. Peggy recorded prolifically for Capitol Records, Decca Records and other labels, but none of the songs featured on At Last can be found elsewhere since she never recorded them for commercial release, nor for transcription discs. 15. Some highlights include shows at Don't Tell Mama, Judy's (Chelsea), and being featured in two of Scott and Barbara Siegel's events and concerts at Town Hall. Real Gone Music [51] The Carnegie Hall concert was broadcast on NPR's JazzSet. / Why Dont You Do Right? Staying Cool: Race and FemininityEmory University, Department of African American Studies (2022). He offered her a gig at the Buttery Room, a nightclub in the Ambassador Hotel West. For his first Broadway World assignment, Jarrod Cafaro shares his thoughts on the latest offering from the in-house filmmaking team at The Mabel Mercer Foundation, A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF MISS Peggy Lee. She is a creative writer. [20] For that label, she recorded Black Coffee and had hit singles such as "Lover" and "Mister Wonderful". - IMDb Mini Biography By: In Wimbledon, Lee was the female singer for a six-piece college dance band with leader Lyle "Doc" Haines. / S Wonderful / Them There Eyes / Jump for Joy, Peggy Lee this year, according to her publicity, is marking her 50th anni in showbiz. 11. These concessions to her latter-day infirmaties do not affect her performance. in 1969. But her voice is now very much ''embodied.'' The main thrust of the evening is the quality of the music and the singers, and there are no problems there. Ole Buttermilk Sky She made her last noteworthy recordings in 1975, when she was just 55 years old, and her one remaining venture of any consequence, an autobiographical Broadway show called Peg, was a shambles that closed in 1983 after only five performances. These radio performances are her only available versions of such standards as Skylark, A Kiss to Build a Dream On, I Got Rhythm, Everything Happens to Me, Singin in the Rain, Just One More Chance, Getting to Know You, Ill See You in My Dreams, and the title song, At Last. Lees voice remains one of the glories of popular music. Songs included: See See Rider / Why Dont You Do Right? / Johnny Guitar / Ive Grown Accustomed to His Face / Just One of Those Things / Dont Cry Out Loud / Ill Be Seeing You, Peggy Lee still has an aura, a mystique, an ineffable essence that she uses to hold sway over her audiences She presides over her show like a good, white witch (so to speak) and yet, it seemed that she wasnt always there. Mr. Durantes younger partner, Sonny King, also participated, while Miss Lee stood modestly aside, her back turned to the audience. In 1983, she went to Broadway in an autobiographical production called "Peg". It was a situation that, inadvertently, put a finishing touch on the simplicity of style that she has been cultivating for years. With such wiles as these she eventually got him up onto the stage. Peggy has left a vast legend of music that is constantly finding new generations of fans. Takes Two to Tango May 18th, 2020. Songs included: Fever / Johnny Guitar / Big Spender / The Wind Beneath My Wings / Why Dont You Do Right? Since My Love Has Gone In early January 2002 the music giant agreed to pay $4.75 million in back royalties to as many as 300 performers to settle the suit. She held the stage for two hours, pouring her heart out in a wide-ranging repertory that included a number of songs of which she is co-author (Maana, I Love Being Here With You and Im Gonna Go Fishin'). and I have NEVER heard Natalie Douglas sing? 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