Margaret Whiting
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Margaret Whiting, between 1946 and 1948
Margaret Whiting (July 21, 1924 - January 10, 2011) was a US pop music singer. She recorded more than 700 songs, and sold millions of records.[1]
Whiting was born in Detroit in 1924 into a musical family. Her father, Dick Whiting, was a song writer, and her mother, Eleanor Whiting, managed several performers. She began her recording career while she was still a teenager. Her father had worked with Johnny Mercer, and Mercer wrote songs and recorded with Whiting. Their duet, Baby It's Cold Outside, was huge hit.
Margaret Whiting Media
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Whiting (right), with her sister Barbara (left) and Mabel Albertson (standing) in 1957
References
- ↑ Heckman, Don (January 13, 2011). "Margaret Whiting dies at 86". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.