Background
Peggy Stoutmeyer was born and grew up in the small town of Opp, Alabama.
Peggy Stoutmeyer was born and grew up in the small town of Opp, Alabama.
Foreign the Minnesota politician, see Peggy Scott (politician). She is sometimes known by her former name of Peggy Scott, and billed as "The Little Lady with the Big Voice". Throughout her early career, Scott toured with Ben East. King as a teenager and hit the Top 40 three times with "Lover"s Holiday" (July 1968), "Pickin" Wild Mountain Berries" (November 1968), and "Soulshake" (February 1969) as a duet act with Jo Jo Benson.
All of these singles were released by Selective Service System International Records.
She was then persuaded to return to the studio by singer/songwriter/producer Jimmy Lewis. With his guidance, they recorded her solo debut album, Help Yourself, released on October 22, 1996.
Released as a single initially just to blues radio stations, the song,, it also began getting airplay on Urban contemporary radio and soon gained most-requested status at several larger stations. lieutenant peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The music video to also became popular.
The album, began selling well, making the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at #72, #9 on the Rhythm & Blues chart and #1 on the Top Blues chart. The release of Contagious later in 1997 also featured the hit single, which tackled the issue of domestic abuse in relationships. Her third album, Undisputed Queen, was released in 1999.
She continued in 2000 with Live in Alabama & More, which featured the ballad, and the dance track.
Both singles became hits. The next album was Hot & Sassy, and featured hit singles in Right Or Mr.
, "If I"m Still Not Married" and Her fifth album, Busting Loose, was released in 2003.
lieutenant featured the lead single.
In 2006, she issued her first gospel album entitled God Can, And He Will. Her second gospel album, Back To The Roots, was released in 2009 on her own independent label, Nora Records.