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Also known as Pegi Morton

American singer (1952–2019)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1952-12-01
Active to
2019-01-01

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,226
Total plays
8,644

Margaret "Pegi" Young (née Morton; December 1, 1952 – January 1, 2019)[2] was an American singer-songwriter, environmentalist, educator and philanthropist. Her debut as a singer came in 1983 when she was a member of The Pinkettes, the backing vocalists of Neil Young's Rock-a Billy Shocking Pinks tour. In 1994 she made her first nationwide TV appearance at the Academy Awards, singing backup on the song "Philadelphia", composed by her husband. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Pegi+Young">Read

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Morton
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
San Mateo
Place of death
Mountain View
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
music
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.pegiyoung.com
Image
Pegi Morton Young.jpg
Number of children
2
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date of birth
1952-12-01
date of death
2019-01-01
birth name
Margaret Morton
cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1983-00-00
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