Margaret Whiting (July 22, 1924-January 10, 2011) was an American traditional
pop music singer in the 19
40s and 19
50s. Her musical talent may have been inherited; her father
Richard Whiting, was a famous composer of popular songs. She also had an aunt,
Margaret Young, who was also a singer and popular recording artist in the 1920s. In her childhood her singing ability was already noticed, and at the age of only seven she sang for singer-lyricist
Johnny Mercer, with whom her father had worked on some popular songs. In 1942, Mercer started Capitol Records with two partners, and signed…
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