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Peggy King

Peggy King, born on February 16, 1930, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, is an American jazz singer and actress. She began her career as a member of big bands led by Charlie Spivak, Ralph Flanagan, and Ray Anthony. In 1952, King signed with MGM Records, which led to a singing cameo in the film The Bad and the Beautiful and a series of commercial jingles for Hunt's tomato sauce. This brought her to the attention of Mitch Miller at Columbia Records, who signed her to a long-term contract. Under this deal, she released albums including Girl Meets Boy (1955) and Wish Upon a Star (1956), a...