from hip surgery. Her ashes were buried a few weeks later in the Hollywood Hills, and Kay, who died only a few months later, is buried next to her. Despite the hardships she faced as a female musician, Gilbert always stayed true to her values and lived by the mantra that "making a living doing something that you love is important. I was making a living in a business that I loved." Legacy Gilbert's archives are held in the University Library at California State University, Northridge. References External links Peggy Gilbert Official Website 1905 births 2007 deaths American jazz saxophonists American jazz bandleaders American centenarians American people of German descent American lesbian musicians LGBT people from Iowa American women jazz singers American jazz singers Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) 20th-century American singers 20th-century American saxophonists 20th-century American women singers Musicians from Iowa Women jazz saxophonists Women centenarians 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people 21st-century American women