Margaret Whiting
Rating
Active
1942 to 2010
Born
July 22, 1924 in Detroit
Died
January 10, 2011
Location
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres
R&B/Soul
Biography
Margaret Whiting (July 22, 1924-January 10, 2011) was an American traditional pop music singer in the 1940s and 1950s.
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 her as one of their earliest recording artists.
Albums, Releases & Mixtapes
Reader's Digest Music: Margaret Whiting, Helen Forrest and Helen O'connell: The Reader's Digest "Songbird" Sessions
Margaret Whiting November 30, 2017
17 Tracks
Margaret Whiting, Helen Forrest and Helen O'connell: The Songbird Sessions
Margaret Whiting November 20, 2017
17 Tracks