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Margaret Whiting (born July 22, 1924, Detroit, Michigan) is a singer of United States|American popular music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s.
Margaret's musical talent may have been inherited; her father Richard A. Whiting|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 had already been noticed, and at the age of only seven she sang for singer-lyricist Johnny Mercer, with whom her father had collaborated on some popular songs. In 1942, Mercer started Capitol Records and signed Margaret to one of Capitol's first recording contracts.
Her first recordings were as featured singer with various orchestras:
*"That Old Black Magic (song)|That Old Black Magic", with Freddie Slack And His Orchestra (1942)
*"Moonlight in Vermont (song)|Moonlight In Vermont", with Billy Butterfield's Orchestra (1943)
*"It Might As Well Be Spring", with Paul Weston And His Orchestra (1943)
In 1945 she began to record under her own name, making such recordings as:
*"All Through The Day" (1945, becoming a bestseller in the spring of 1946)
*"In Love In Vain" (1945)
:(these two from the movie "Centennial Summer")
*"Guilty (1931 song)|Guilty&... read all
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